This document discusses the Indian concept of Auchitya, which refers to propriety or fitness in poetry. It provides background on Auchitya, noting that Kshemendra introduced the concept in the 11th century. Auchitya ensures that elements like rasa, alankara and ritu are used appropriately in a poem. The document outlines 27 types of Auchitya and their importance for conveying meaning. Auchitya allows poets to subtly manipulate interpretations and deliver multiple messages to readers. It is crucial for creating harmony between a poem's components and achieving its goals.

1. Prepared by : Mayuri Pandya

2.  NAME: MAYURI PANDYA
 ROLL NO:14
 EMAIL ID: pandyamayuri@gmaIL.com
 Topic: Auchitya (INDIAN AESTHETIC)
 Submitted to: Department of ENGLISH.MKBU

3. A poem is a collection of words used to describe ideas or
emotions in a vivid and imaginative style. The Auchitya can
be described as the alphabet used to do that.
Meaning of Auchitya
“Auchitya is a Hindi word taken from Sanskrit. It means
justification, propriety, decency.”
Propriety can be defined in this context as the details or
rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct.
Or that which is correct, appropriate, and fitting. The word
Auchitya also contains the Hindi word “Uchit” which in
English means “appropriate”

4.  Father of Auchitya theory: Kshemendra
 He introduced Auchitya in his book AuchutiyaVicharCharcha.
Kshemendra was born in the present day Kashmir. He is one of the best
Sanskrit poets of the 11th century. Kshemendra was the pupil of the
famous philosopher and poet Abhinavgupta.
 1. Famous Abridgements by Kshemendra
 Ramayanamanjari
 Bharatamanjari
 Brihatkathamanjari
 2. Famous Poetic Works On Auchitya
 Auchitya VicharCharcha
 Kavikanthabharana
 Suvrittatilaka
.

5. “Auchitya is the soul of the poem.”
-Kshemendra
This is the only theory that is accepted by all the poets
without any arguments. Thus, it is also called the
“Theory of coordination” because it regulates all the
constituents of the NatyaShastra.
To use the elements of a poem such that they deliver
essence in their appropriate place is called “Auchitya”.
For example, to use Rasa, Alankara, Riti, etc.. in an
appropriate place is Auchitya. The poem should
explain or incorporate a Rasa wherever needed else it
loses its beauty.

6. 27 Types of Auchitya By
Kshemendra
 1. Pada (Phrase)
 2.Vakya( sentence)
 3.Prabhandhanartha (the meaning of
the whole composition)
 4.Guna(qualities)
 5.Alankara(poetic figure)
 6.Rasa ( State of being)
 7.Kriya(Verb)
 8.Karaka (case ending)
 9.Linga(Gender)
 10.Vachana (Number)
 11.Visheshana (Qualification)
 12.Upsarga (Prefix)
 13.Nipata (Redundancies)
 14.Kala (Time)
 15.Desh (country)
 16.Kula (Family)
 17.Vrata (custom)
 18.Tatva (Truth)
 19. Satva(Inherent self)
 20.Abhipraya (Motive)
 21.Swabhava (Nature)
 22.Sarsangraha (essential property)
 23.Pratibha (Innate ability)
 24.Avastha (state)
 25.Vichara(Thought)
 26.Nama(Name)
 27.Aashirwada(Blessings)
Each of the above-mentioned types of
Auchitya is vital in imbibing meaning to
the poem.

7.  Subtle meaning, interpretations of the readers can be
manipulated easily with the use of different Auchitya.
Thereby delivering more than one message, story, thought
to the readers.
Auchitya is a tool of the writer which aids them to wield
their poem according to their will and according to the idea
they want to deliver effectively and efficiently.
Features of Auchitya
It is the only element that includes Guna, Dosha,
Alamkara, Dhavani, Rasa, and Vakrata.Includes both types
of poem i.e. Bahva and Rupa.It is independent of the
reader’s interest.It is as important for a poem as values are
in our life.

8.  According to the rules of propriety one of the aims of poetry is to
improve the life of the common man to show what to do and what not
to do , and to help men achieve the goals of life not by common
persuasion or resorting to undesirable action, but by a change in the
very attitude of mind. Thus literature becomes a means of moral
culture, giving proper guidance to individual and the society, for these
are universally accepted facts. In the prologue to „Peter Bell”
Wordsworth says:
There was a time when all mankind
Did Listen with faith sincere;
To tuneful tongues in mystery versed
Then poets fearlessly rehearsed
The wonders of a wild career

9.  In the writing of poetry, propriety may be likened to the
performance of an orchestra. The note of all the singers
and the Instruments give out a diversely unified musical
Rasa. In poetry, letters, words, sentences, themes,
combination of characters and arrangements of figures of
speech harmonize to create a unified piece with all the
Rasa’s intact. Therefore, the study of propriety is based on
the assumption that if Rasa was the life of poetry, propriety
became the life of Rasa.
 The concept of Auchitya was the Sanskrit Alamkarikas' way
of explaining this balance and harmony of the components
of poetry among themselves and in their relation to its
ultimate goal.

10. Conclusion
Emotions are an integral part of humans.
Many times words are not sufficient to
describe everything. This is where Auchitya
comes into the picture enabling the
writers/authors to silently nudge the readers
towards the direction they want us to stir in.

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