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parison for a beautiful or famous object, or more clearly, the
upamāna (ie the standard of comparison) is condemned as super-
fluous or useless before the object which is brought into compari-
son as the standard ideal of quality for similitude.
Pratīpa is different from Vyatireka (Contrast) though in both of
them the upameya is highlighted by its superiority from the
upamāna. Difference between the two lies in the fact that Pratīpa is
based on similitude while Vyatireka on contrast. According to
Daṇḍin, the present figure is simply a variety of Upamā, termed as
Viparyāsa upamā (ie Simile constructed in reverse order).
eg 1. tava mukhena kṛśodari candra upamīyate janena.
तव मुखेन कृशोदरि चन्द्र उपमीयते जनेन ।
To thy face, O beauty of slender waist
By the people a comparison with the moon is set.
2. dṛṣṭaṃ ced vadanaṃ tasyāḥ kiṃ padmena kimindunā.
दृष्टं चेद् वदनं तस्याः किं पद्मेन किमिन्दुना ।
If her lovely face is seen
What's the use of the lotus or the moon?.
In the first statement, the common procedure of similitude
between the face and the moon has been put in a reverse way.
In the second statement, the lotus or the moon has been
declared unfit or totally superfluous before the beautiful face
which is the topic of discussion (ie technically the upameya). In
other words, it is suggested that there is no use of accepting any
standard ideal of comparison to exhibit the beauty of the face
through common similitude.
Definitions
यत्रानुकम्प्यते सममुपमाने निन्द्यते वापि ।
उपमेयमतिस्तोतुं दुरवस्थमिति प्रतीपं स्यात् ॥ रु. का. ८.७६
आक्षेप उपमानस्य प्रतीपमुपमेयता ।
तस्यैव यदि वा कल्प्या तिरस्कारनिबन्धनम् । का. प्र. १०.२०१
उपमानस्याक्षेप उपमेयताकल्पनं वा प्रतीपम् । अ. स. १०
प्रतीपमुपमानस्य हीनत्वमुपमेयतः। च. ५.६६
upamāna (ie the standard of comparison) is condemned as super-
fluous or useless before the object which is brought into compari-
son as the standard ideal of quality for similitude.
Pratīpa is different from Vyatireka (Contrast) though in both of
them the upameya is highlighted by its superiority from the
upamāna. Difference between the two lies in the fact that Pratīpa is
based on similitude while Vyatireka on contrast. According to
Daṇḍin, the present figure is simply a variety of Upamā, termed as
Viparyāsa upamā (ie Simile constructed in reverse order).
eg 1. tava mukhena kṛśodari candra upamīyate janena.
तव मुखेन कृशोदरि चन्द्र उपमीयते जनेन ।
By the people a comparison with the moon is set.
2. dṛṣṭaṃ ced vadanaṃ tasyāḥ kiṃ padmena kimindunā.
दृष्टं चेद् वदनं तस्याः किं पद्मेन किमिन्दुना ।
If her lovely face is seen
What's the use of the lotus or the moon?.
In the first statement, the common procedure of similitude
between the face and the moon has been put in a reverse way.
In the second statement, the lotus or the moon has been
declared unfit or totally superfluous before the beautiful face
which is the topic of discussion (ie technically the upameya). In
other words, it is suggested that there is no use of accepting any
standard ideal of comparison to exhibit the beauty of the face
through common similitude.
Definitions
यत्रानुकम्प्यते सममुपमाने निन्द्यते वापि ।
उपमेयमतिस्तोतुं दुरवस्थमिति प्रतीपं स्यात् ॥ रु. का. ८.७६
तस्यैव यदि वा कल्प्या तिरस्कारनिबन्धनम् । का. प्र. १०.२०१
प्रतीपमुपमानस्य हीनत्वमुपमेयतः। च. ५.६६