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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
Vidyadhara says tht the present figure may be included in
vākovākya as defined by some rhetoricians.
It is needless to say that Praśnottara is different from Hetu (Poetic
Causation), Anumana (Poetic Inference) or Kavyalinga (Corroboration)
because the answer to the questin is either stated or implied here
by the poet directly or indirectly and not inferred in any way. Here
the question may be one or more than one with the corresponding
answer or answers. It should be remembered that such question
and answer must be poetically refined and artistically attractive.
: ?
eg 1. kam samjaghāna Kṛṣṇa?
Whom did Kṛṣṇa slay? Kṛṣṇa slew Kamsa.
kā sitala-vāhini ganga?
fitim?
Where does the Ganga flow quietly?
Quiet flows the Ganga in the land of Käsi
ke dāra-posaņe ratah ? के दारपोषणे रताः ?
Who are actively engaged in maintaining their families?
Those who are engaged in cultivation (maintain their families).
kambalavantam na bādhate sītam ? कं बलवन्तं न बाधते शीतम् ?
Whom the mighty one winter cannot torment?
Winter cannot torment one who has a blanket.
2. ko'yam dvāriḥ hari. prayāhyupavanam śākhā-mṛgeṇātra kim?
kṛṣṇo'ham dayite. bibhemi sutarām kṛṣṇaḥ katham vānaraḥ!
mugdhe 'ham madhusudano vraja latām tāmeva puṣpāsavām
ittham nirvacanikṛto dayitayā hṛṇo hariḥ pātu vaḥ.
कोऽयं द्वारि ? हरिः । प्रयाह्युपवनं, शाखामृगेणात्र किम् ?
कृष्णोऽहं दयिते । बिभेमि सुतरां कृष्णः कथं वानरः ।
मुग्धेऽहं मधुसूदनो । व्रज लतां तामेव पुष्पासवाम्
इत्थं निर्वचनीकृतो दयितया हीणो हरिः पातु वः ॥
Who is in the gate? It's me Hari.
(If so) go to the garden, what's the need of a monkey here?
It's me Kṛṣṇa, my love.
That's why I get freightened.
How is it? - a monkey and that too black!
My darling, it's me, Madhusudana.
(If so), go to the creeper fully blossomed
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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
Vidyadhara says tht the present figure may be included in
vākovākya as defined by some rhetoricians.
It is needless to say that Praśnottara is different from Hetu (Poetic
Causation), Anumana (Poetic Inference) or Kavyalinga (Corroboration)
because the answer to the questin is either stated or implied here
by the poet directly or indirectly and not inferred in any way. Here
the question may be one or more than one with the corresponding
answer or answers. It should be remembered that such question
and answer must be poetically refined and artistically attractive.
: ?
eg 1. kam samjaghāna Kṛṣṇa?
Whom did Kṛṣṇa slay? Kṛṣṇa slew Kamsa.
kā sitala-vāhini ganga?
fitim?
Where does the Ganga flow quietly?
Quiet flows the Ganga in the land of Käsi
ke dāra-posaņe ratah ? के दारपोषणे रताः ?
Who are actively engaged in maintaining their families?
Those who are engaged in cultivation (maintain their families).
kambalavantam na bādhate sītam ? कं बलवन्तं न बाधते शीतम् ?
Whom the mighty one winter cannot torment?
Winter cannot torment one who has a blanket.
2. ko'yam dvāriḥ hari. prayāhyupavanam śākhā-mṛgeṇātra kim?
kṛṣṇo'ham dayite. bibhemi sutarām kṛṣṇaḥ katham vānaraḥ!
mugdhe 'ham madhusudano vraja latām tāmeva puṣpāsavām
ittham nirvacanikṛto dayitayā hṛṇo hariḥ pātu vaḥ.
कोऽयं द्वारि ? हरिः । प्रयाह्युपवनं, शाखामृगेणात्र किम् ?
कृष्णोऽहं दयिते । बिभेमि सुतरां कृष्णः कथं वानरः ।
मुग्धेऽहं मधुसूदनो । व्रज लतां तामेव पुष्पासवाम्
इत्थं निर्वचनीकृतो दयितया हीणो हरिः पातु वः ॥
Who is in the gate? It's me Hari.
(If so) go to the garden, what's the need of a monkey here?
It's me Kṛṣṇa, my love.
That's why I get freightened.
How is it? - a monkey and that too black!
My darling, it's me, Madhusudana.
(If so), go to the creeper fully blossomed
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