काव्यप्रकाशः १ (उल्लासाः १-६)
Kāvyaprakāśa (Ullāsas 1-6)
Kāvyaprakāśa of Ācārya Mammaṭa is one of the principal texts of Sāhityaśāstra. In ten Ullāsas, it covers the entire landscape of Poetics. Kāvyaprakāśa is one of the works on which dozens of commentaries have been written. In fact, it is legendary that scholars bemoan “Commentaries on Kāvyaprakāśa have been written in every house, and yet, the text remains as inscrutable as ever!”
Kāvyaprakāśa is prescribed for study in all advanced courses of Sāhityaśāstra. As is evident from the above quote, it is not an easy text to understand, except under the guidance of an able guru. In these Audio Lectures, Ms. Visalakshi Sankaran leads the student through the text in simple Tamil, bringing out the nuances of śāstra drawing upon the long experience of teaching various kāvyas.
In the first part of this course, Ullāsas 1-६ of the text are covered.
प्रथमोल्लासः – काव्य-प्रयोजन-कारण-स्वरूप-निर्णयः
द्वितीयोल्लासः – शब्दार्थ-स्वरूप-निर्णयः
तृतीयोल्लासः – अर्थव्यञ्जकता-निर्णयः
चतुर्थोल्लासः – ध्वनि-निर्णयः
Second part of the course, starting from Ullāsa 7, is available here – https://sanskritfromhome.in/course/kavyaprakasha2
Third part of the course, starting from Ullāsa 10, is available here – https://www.sanskritfromhome.in/course/kavyaprakasha3