Articles on Sanskrit Literary Criticism
Citations of “Setubandha” in Kāvyaśāstra Texts – A Study
By Parul N. Mankad · Sambodhi, 2000
This Hindi article investigates how verses from the Prakrit epic “Setubandha” (also known as “Rāvaṇavadha”) were used by Sanskrit rhetoricians to illustrate poetic figures and metre. The anonymous author surveys major works of alaṁkāra‑śāstra, including…
महाकवि पुष्पदन्त : व्यक्तित्व और कर्तृत्व
By डां०° आदित्य प्रचण्डिया · Jain Vidya, 1985
This article examines the life, personality, and literary achievements of Mahakavi Pushpadanta, one of the foremost poets of Apabhraṃśa literature. Ranked immediately after Svayambhū by Rahul Sankrityayan, Pushpadanta is described as a Kashyapa-gotra Brahmin,…
Godichandra Mahakavya ni Alochana
By Tapasvi Shambhuchandra Nandi · Sambodhi, 1984
This Gujarati article presents a critical appreciation of the ‘Śrī Goḍicandrak Mahākāvya,’ an epic poem that narrates the legendary exploits of the Jain hero Goḍicandra. The author first summarizes the plot: Goḍicandra, born into a noble Jain family,…
Some Problems of Sanskrit Poetics (Review)
By Chintaharan Chakravarti · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1961
The review Some Problems of Sanskrit Poetics discusses a volume that compiles fifteen papers by Sushil Kumar De, bringing together articles previously scattered across oriental journals and other works. These essays cover a broad range of topics in Sanskrit…
The Parijataharanam and The Kavyalaksanam (Kavyadarsa)
By Shiva Prasad Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly
The article discusses two 1957 publications edited by Prof. Anantalal Thakur and published by the Mithila Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning, Darbhanga: The Parijataharanam of Kavikarnapiira and The Kavyalaksanam (Kavyadarsa)…
The Religious Basis of the Forms of Indian Society, Indian Culture and English Influence, East & West
By Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1949
The article reviews A. K. Coomaraswamy's 1946 booklet, "The Religious Basis of the Forms of Indian Society, Indian Culture and English Influence, East & West," published in New York. The subject of the booklet is the different problems connected with the…
MISCELLANY - The Bhasa Problem
By K. G. Sesha Aiyar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
The Bhasa Problem discusses uncertainties around the authorship of Kavi Vimarsa, a text cited in Jahnann’s Sikkhann. K. R. Pisharati references 5019 verses from Kavi Vimarsa, attributing it to Rijadekhara, while questioning its reliability. However, scholars…