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A Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
विषयिणा विषयस्य निगरणमतिशयोक्ति: । र. २
अप्रकृतेन निगीर्णे साध्यवसानाश्रयात् प्रकृते ।
प्रकृतस्यान्यथात्वोक्तौ यद्यैवं स्यात्तथापत्तौ ॥
स्याज्जन्यजनकपौर्वापर्यत्यागश्च सा त्वतिशयोक्तिः ॥ अ. कौ. २६
अत्युक्तिः Atyuktiḥ : Exaggeration :
This is ati ukti (√vac kti < ktin). The prefix ati means very, too, very
much, exceedingly, excessively (with adjectives and adverbs) and with verbs it means over, beyond etc; ukti is statement or expression. So the figure Atyukti is an exaggerated statement about commendable things (like heroic achievements, uncommon qualities, noble virtues or exaltation of someone or something in any form through fanciful over-estimation. Though the terms atyukti and atiśayokti give the same meaning yet these two figures are different in contention. But it has to be admitted that unlike Atyukti the scope of Atiśayokti is very wide. So Atyukti has been admitted by a few only and most of the scholars consider it as a variety of Atiśayokti.
eg 1. tvayi dātari rājendra / yācakāḥ kalpaśākhinaḥ. ´
त्वयि दातरि राजेन्द्र / याचका: कल्पशाखिनः ।
O king of kings, you being the donor
Innumerable are the petitioners.
The verse acclaims the bounty of the great king with much
exaggeration.
Definitions
अत्युक्तिरद्भुतातथ्यशौर्यादिवर्णनम् । च. ५.२२२, कु. ६३.२६३
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adhi ka literally means more, additional, surpassing, excessive, redun-
dant, abundant etc. The figure Adhika occurs under the following conditions:
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