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apprehended gives rise to knowledge of it again, it is called recol-

lection or remembrance (smrṛti or smaraṇa).
 

 
The figure of speech Smaraṇa occurs when there is recollection

of an object (previously known) through the perception or mere

apprehension of a similar object at present. Here both the objects

should be mutually identical by virtue of their merit. Rudrața and
ṭa and
his followers are of opinion that such recollection comes through

direct perception of another identical thing. But Ruyyaka,

Visśvanaātha and their followers argue that not only perception but

also other types of apprehension such as knowledge through

dream or any specially known object (pratyabhijñāna) or feeling

of insecurity (adṛṣṭa-cintaā) may give rise to recollection. Mammaţa
ṭa
explains that such recollection happens through perception

only, but others admit that it may occur through inference or ver-

bal knowledge also. Kuntaka says that in Samaraṇa one recollects

something through dream, psychological reaction, observation of

memorable objects of any kind of similar or even contrastful

object.
 

 
eg 1. aravindam idamṃ viīkṣya khelat-khañjanamañjulam.

smarāmi vadanamṃ tasyāś cāru-cañcala-locanam.

अरविन्दमिदं वीक्ष्य खेलत्खञ्जन-मञ्जुलम् ।
 

स्मरामि वदनं तस्याश्चारु-चञ्चल - लोचनम् ॥
 

As I see the lotus charming with sportive wagtail
 

I remember my love's face with eyes charming and fickle.
 

 
Here the lover reminisces the beautiful eyes of the beloved lady

as he looks at the lotus. Both the eyes and the lotus are very charming

due to their natural beauty. Due to sportive and amorous glances

fickleness adds special charm to the eyes of the young maiden and

the presence of wagtail bird near the lotus makes it swing and, there-

fore, fickle. Here similitude between the two is implied.
 

 
Definitions
 

 
वस्तुविशेषं दृष्ट्वा प्रतिपत्ता स्मरति यत्र तत्सदृशम् ।

कालान्तरानुभूतं वस्त्वन्तरमित्यदः स्मरणम् ॥ रु. का. ८.१०९

सदृशादिष्टचिन्तादेरनुभूतार्थवेदनम् ।
 
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