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Now, we know it well that the realm of Indian Poetics is not restricted to the Sanskrit Poetics, but the trajectory of Sanskrit poetics, Tamil Poetics, and Contemporary-Modern Poetics bring different ideologies and angles into its being. The given module has been designed into sub-topics that will give you a peek into the history of the various parts of Indian Poetics in making. The first part talks in detail about the Sanskrit Poetics followed by the journey through the historical perspectives of Tamil Poetics; leading towards the development of Modern Indian Poetics. As we are now aware of the fact that Sanskrit Poetics has been developed by a group of scholars who mainly emphasized on the Kavya and Natya; whereas, Tolkappiyam unfurled the dimensions of diction and syntax. The Modern Indian Poetics has re-interpreted and recontextualized these ancient texts to create a new lineage of Indian Poetics. Now, let us look at some of the lesser known facts related to these three streams of Indian Poetics.  \nSanskrit Poetics: Historical Perspectives  \nThe Sanskrit poetics or the Science of poetry has its roots in the Alankara-sastra. The Alankara literally means ornaments or embellishment. If one is to analyze all the canonical poetic works of Sanskrit literature, like Mahabharata or Ramayana, the traces of Alamkara-sastra will become more and more visible, not only in the poetical treatment, but also in the choice of words, figures of speech, and wide range of characters and subject-matters. In the works of later poets such as Magha, Harsha, and others the similarities are in abundance.  \nThe scholars of Vedic literature have repeatedly pointed out that the Vedas contain as much poetic qualities in the form of simile, metaphors, and hyperbole, as any other form of literature. The Poeticsin Sanskrit gives preference to the attainment of pleasure- ananda, and the essence- rasa. It is important for you to remember that even among the ancient Puranas-the Agnipurana contains some chapters on Poetics. It visibly mentions the figures of speech like “yamaka, citra, upama, rupaka, vibhavana, hetu, etc.”, and the merits as well as demerits of poetic form. It is evident that the earliest mention of poetics was found in the works of Rajashekhara, most notably in his Kavya-mimansa.  \nThe earliest discussions were on the secret of the poets (kavi rahasya), poetic expression, style, alliteration, hyperbole, the art of enjoyment, etc. It is interesting to know that The Lalitavistara, an Avadana treatise, which is of Buddhist legends also, can be called an earlier work of Alankara-sastra. In the later years, during the times of Gupta dynasty, the Poetics flourished in the hands of poets like  \nKalidasa. But, the concreate evidences only point out that it was Bharata who gave a holistic account of the origin of Sanskrit Poetics in his Natyasastra.  \nTamil Poetics: Historical Perspectives  \nIn the earlier unit, you observed that Tolkappiyam was the earliest identified treatise on grammar in the history of Tamil poetics. It deals in great detail with the crucial aspects of linguistics including the“morphology, phonology, orthography, semantics, and the composition” of Tamil literature. It was one of the earliest texts that pointed out that the Tamil language consis","cbCaisCXX2ujYt3a","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisCXX2ujYt3a","pdf",372246,"English","# Objectives\n# Introduction\n# Sanskrit Poetics: Historical Perspectives\n## Alankara-sastra roots and early discussions\n## Key texts and scholarly contributions\n# Tamil Poetics: Historical Perspectives\n## Tolkappiyam and Sangam context\n## Cultural and linguistic discourses\n# Indian Poetics in other languages\n## Persian and Arabic influences\n# The Modern Indian Poetics and Bhakti movement\n## Bhakti-rasa and major exponents","[{\"question\":\"What learning outcomes does this unit focus on?\",\"answer\":\"It targets understanding the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional aspects of Indian poetics and developing a critical perspective to evaluate Indian poetics as a whole.\"},{\"question\":\"On what foundations does Sanskrit poetics trace its origins?\",\"answer\":\"Sanskrit poetics is rooted in Alankara-sastra, connecting poetic qualities found across canonical works through diction, figures of speech, and subject matter.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is Tolkappiyam important in the history of Tamil poetics?\",\"answer\":\"Tolkappiyam is treated as an early foundational work that addresses Tamil linguistics in detail and frames important cultural contexts of Tamilnadu, shaping poetic traditions for centuries.\"}]","Historical Perspectives of Indian Poetics - Objectives - Journey of Evolution | PDF",1789775101]