Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates ‘Lost Works of Rajashekhara (Introduction)’ of the study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).
Part 16 - The Lost Works of Rājaśekhara (Introduction)
It appears that Rājaśekhara has contributed a lot in the field of Sanskrit Literature and Poetics. But many researchers i.e. S. K. De[1], Konow[2] and Mirasi[3] etc. opine that some of his works have been lost.
However some traces are available so far his lost works are concerned. Such as:
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
Konow, S. Introduction To Karpūramañjarī, Harvard University.1901, Pp- 188
[3]:
Pathak. Commemoration Volume, Pp- 360