Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana
by Gaurapada Dāsa | 2015 | 234,703 words
Baladeva Vidyabhusana’s Sahitya-kaumudi covers all aspects of poetical theory except the topic of dramaturgy. All the definitions of poetical concepts are taken from Mammata’s Kavya-prakasha, the most authoritative work on Sanskrit poetical rhetoric. Baladeva Vidyabhushana added the eleventh chapter, where he expounds additional ornaments from Visv...
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[This is another example of vidyā-viruddha (contrary to book knowledge):]
अधरे मृग-शावाक्षी बिभ्रति करज-क्षतम् |
कण्ठे ताम्बूल-रागं च शुशुभे प्रिय-सन्निधौ ||
adhare mṛga-śāvākṣī bibhrati karaja-kṣatam |
kaṇṭhe tāmbūla-rāgaṃ ca śuśubhe priya-sannidhau ||
The fawn-eyed girl had nail marks on the lips and a betelnut-like red color on the neck. She was resplendent in the presence of her beloved. (adapted from Sāhitya-darpaṇa 7.12)
etat kāma-śāstreṇa. evaṃ śāstrāntarair bodhyam.
Here the meanings are contrary to the information found in manuals on lust (kāma-śāstra). Other instances can be understood in the same way with regard to other kinds of books.