काव्यप्रकाशः ३ (दशमोल्लासाद् आरभ्य)
Kāvyaprakāśa Part 3 (Ullāsa 10)
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 video Lectures, Ms. Visalakshi Sankaran leads the student through the text in English, bringing out the nuances of śāstra drawing upon the long experience of teaching various kāvyas.
This is the third of the course, comprising of Ullāsa 10.
First part of the course, covering Ullāsas 1-4 (in Tamil), is available here – https://sanskritfromhome.in/course/kavyaprakasha
Second part of the course, covering Ullāsas 7 (in Tamil), is available here – https://www.sanskritfromhome.in/course/kavyaprakasha2
Note: These ongoing lectures are recorded from live classes, and will be uploaded as and when they are made available by the teacher.
