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- Read on →: kāvya-śāstra-vinodena kālo gacchati dhīmatām
kāvya-śāstra-vinodena kālo gacchati dhīmatām |
vyasanena tu mūrkhāṇāṁ nidrayā kalahena vā ||
(Hitopadeśa: Mitra-lābha, 1)“The time of the wise is spent with the joy of kāvya-śāstra, whereas that of fools with vice, sleep, and quarrel.”
- Read on →: saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣasya dve phale hy amṛtopame
saṁsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣasya dve phale hy amṛtopame |
kāvyāmṛta-rasāsvādaḥ saṅgamaḥ sajjanaiḥ saha ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-bhāṇḍāgāra)“On the poisonous tree of saṁsāra only two fruits are like nectar: tasting the rasa of the nectar of poetry (kāvya) and associating with sādhus.”
- Read on →: viśiṣṭāḥ śabdā viśiṣṭā arthāś ca militvā kāvyatāṁ yānti
viśiṣṭāḥ śabdā viśiṣṭā arthāś ca militvā kāvyatāṁ yānti |
(Samudra-bandha on Bhāmahālaṅkāra 1.16)“Special sounds and special meanings come together and become poetry.”
- Read on →: śabdārthau sahitau kāvyaṁ gadyaṁ padyaṁ ca tad dvidhā
śabdārthau sahitau kāvyaṁ gadyaṁ padyaṁ ca tad dvidhā |
(Bhāmahālaṅkāra: 1.16)“Kāvya (poetry) is united sound and meaning. It is of two types: prose and verse.”
- Read on →: apāre kāvya-saṁsāre kavir ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ
apāre kāvya-saṁsāre kavir ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
yathāsmai rocate viśvaṁ tathā vai parivartate ||
(Agni Purāṇa: 339.10; cited in Dhvany-āloka 3.42 Vṛtti)“In the boundless world of kāvya, the kavi is the only creator. As is pleasing to him, so indeed this world [of his creation] turns.”