Synopsis In the present work an attempt has been made to deal with several aspects of Ksemendra's life and works,his language and style,his contribution to sanskrit literature & his eminence as a critic of the theory & practice of portry.In his Kavikanthabharana(which may be rightly called kavisiksa) besides discussing possibilities of becoming a poet,of borrowing and adopting from masters of poetic art the poetic charm and its illustration in its ten aspects,merits and demerits with regards tosense,sound,sentiment,ksemendra gives a hundred pieces of sound advice to the budding poets.