गाथा सप्तशती

gatha saptashati jise prakrit bhasha mean 'gaha sattasee' kaha jata hai, isamean giti sahity ki anamol nidhi hai. isamean prayukt chhand ka nam gatha hai. gatha saptashati mean sat sau gathaean haian. isake rachayita hal ya shalivahan haian.

• is kavy mean samany lok jivan ka hi chitran hai. at: yah pragativadi kavita ka pratham udaharan kahi ja sakati hai. isaka samay barahavian shati mana jata hai.
• gatha saptashati ka ullekh banabhatt ne 'harshacharit' mean bhi kiya hai-

'avinashinamagrahyamakarotsatavahan:.
vishuddh jatibhiah koshan ratnekhisubhashitaiah॥

• isake anusar satavahan ne suandar subhashitoan ka ek kosh nirman kiya tha. adi mean yah kosh subhashitakosh ya gathakosh ke nam se hi prasiddh tha. bad mean kramash: sat sau gathaoan ka samavesh ho jane par usaki saptashati nam se prasiddhi huee.
• gatha saptashati ki pratyek gatha apane roop mean paripoorn hai aur kisi manaviy bhavana, vyavahar ya prakritik drishy ka atyant sarasata aur sauandary se chitran karati hai.
• isamean shriangar ras ki pradhanata hai, kiantu hasy, karun adi rasoan ka bhi abhav nahian hai.

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