Kavyaprakasha of Mammata bhatta: Sanskrit
- 1st ed
- Delhi Parimal publications 2017
- 790
- Parimal sanskrit granthamala-97 .
The Kāvyaprakāśa (काव्यप्रकाश, kavyaprakasha) is a Sanskrit book written by Mammaṭa in the 11th century: Literally “Light of Poetry”. This work is a famous exposition of the conventional definition of Sanskrit Poetry, also termed kāvya-śāstra (‘science of poetry’). According to tradition, part of the text was said to originally have been composed by Bharata, the legendary author of the nāṭya-śāstra (‘dramaturgy’). About the author: Mammaṭa (मम्मट, mammata) (11th century) is the author of the Kāvyaprakāśa. Mammaṭa was born a Brāhmaṇa from Kashmir born into a Pandit family, his father Jayyata being the joint author of the Kāśikā (grammatical treatise).