Locana

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Locana is a seminal Sanskrit commentary by the Kashmiri philosopher Abhinavagupta, best known for its influential exposition of Indian aesthetic theory and poetics.

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instanceOf Sanskrit commentary
aesthetic treatise
literary work
associatedWith Abhinavagupta’s aesthetic system
author Abhinavagupta
commentaryOn earlier Sanskrit aesthetic theories
culturalContext Kashmiri scholastic milieu
Sanskrit literary culture
describedAs major commentary in Sanskrit poetics
seminal work in Indian aesthetic thought
field Indian aesthetics
poetics
focusesOn dhvani (suggestion in poetry)
rasa theory
genre śāstra (theoretical treatise)
hasInfluenceOn classical Indian literary criticism
influenced later Indian aesthetic theory
subsequent Sanskrit poetics
language Sanskrit
philosophicalOrientation Kashmir Shaivism
surface form: Kashmiri Śaivism
region Kashmir
studiedIn Indology
aesthetics
comparative literature
subjectMatter the interpretation of poetic meaning
the nature of aesthetic experience
the role of suggestion in literature
timePeriod medieval India
tradition Kashmiri Śaiva intellectual tradition

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Abhinavagupta notableWork Locana