The Kāvya-kaustubha is an independent work of Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa, which deals with the basic elements of Sanskrit poetics. Each of the definitions here is followed by examples from Vaiṣṇava literature or verses composed by the author himself. Although primarily didactic in nature, the selection of illustrative verses given here makes this book appealing to anyone interested in Vaiṣṇava poetry.
This edition includes:
1. The original Sanskrit text in Devanagari, critically edited based on more than 20 manuscripts.
2. Roman transliteration.
3. An ancient Sanskrit gloss.
4. An English translation of the original text.
5. Ample footnotes glossing technical terms and elucidating some of the examples.
6. Graphic illustrations of the pictorial poetry (citra-kavitva).
Contents:
First Ray— Ascertaining the Fruits and Characteristics of Poetry
Second Ray— Ascertaining Words, Meanings, and Their Semantic Powers
Third Ray— Ascertaining the Rasas
Fourth Ray— Description of the Poetic Qualities
Fifth Ray— Ascertaining the Styles
Sixth Ray— Ascertaining the Poetic Defects
Seventh Ray— Ascertaining the Varieties of Dhvani
Eighth Ray— Ascertaining the Madhyama-kāvya
Ninth Ray— Ascertaining the Ornaments of Sound and Meaning
This publication is part of the Baladeva Vidyabhusana Project: www.vidyabhusanaproject.blogspot.com