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166

प्रस्तवा। ततः कुर्यात्काव्यप्रख्यापनाश्रयाम् । उद्धात्यकादि कर्तव्यं काव्योपक्षेपणाश्र्यम् ॥१६६॥

Then one should perform the one based on the glorification of poetry. The one based on the introduction of poetry should be performed, such as the Uddhātīkā and so on.

english translation

prastavA| tataH kuryAtkAvyaprakhyApanAzrayAm | uddhAtyakAdi kartavyaM kAvyopakSepaNAzryam ||166||

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दिव्ये दिव्याश्रयो भूत्वा मानुषे मानुषाश्रयः । दिव्यमानुषसंयोगे दिव्यो वा मानुषोऽपि वा ॥ १६७॥

Being divine, he is the support of the divine; being human, he is the support of the human; in the union of the divine and the human, he is either divine or human.

english translation

divye divyAzrayo bhUtvA mAnuSe mAnuSAzrayaH | divyamAnuSasaMyoge divyo vA mAnuSo'pi vA || 167||

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मुखबीजानुसदॄशं नानामार्गसमाश्रयम् । आविधैरुपक्षेपैः काव्योपक्षेपणं भवेत् ॥१६८॥

The introduction of poetry is through various means of introduction, which are similar to the seed of the face and are based on various paths.

english translation

mukhabIjAnusadRRzaM nAnAmArgasamAzrayam | AvidhairupakSepaiH kAvyopakSepaNaM bhavet ||168||

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प्रस्ताव्यैवं तु निष्क्रामेत्काव्यप्रस्तावकस्ततः । एवमेष प्रयोक्तव्यः पूर्वरङ्गो यथाविधि ॥ १६९॥

Thus, after the introduction, the poet should exit. This is how the prologue should be performed, according to the prescribed method.

english translation

prastAvyaivaM tu niSkrAmetkAvyaprastAvakastataH | evameSa prayoktavyaH pUrvaraGgo yathAvidhi || 169||

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य इमं पूर्वरङ्गं तु विधिनैव प्रयोजयेत् । नाशुभं प्राप्नुयात्किञ्चित्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥ १७०॥

One who performs this prologue according to the prescribed method will not encounter any misfortune and will attain the heavenly realms.

english translation

ya imaM pUrvaraGgaM tu vidhinaiva prayojayet | nAzubhaM prApnuyAtkiJcitsvargalokaM ca gacchati || 170||