Handbook of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric /82

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A HandDaṇḍin, Vāmana and their followers think that the word
praśaṃsā in the present figure denotes eulogy or praise, boout, accord-
ing to Jagannātha, it simply means any special reference or mention in
the form of either praise or decrying also. This alaṃk of Classical Sanskrit Rhetoric
 
Dandin,āra is based on
similitude. Vamana and their followers think that the word
prasamsă in the present figure denotes eulogy or praise, but, accord-
ing to Jagannatha, it simply means any special reference or mention in
the form of either praise or decrying also. This alamkāra is based on
similitude. Väāmana observes that the object of comparison (upameya) is

complemented through the standard of comparison (upamāna). Bhoja

explains that there must be some reason behind the complimen-

tary statement about the non-referent (ie aprastuta) and such rea-

son may be directly stated or implied. Kuntaka says that the non-ref-

erent (aprastuta) is directly highlighted for the sake of elevating the

referent (prastuta) and the special reference (ie prasamṃsā) about the

non-referent should also be related to the referent (prastuta) through

similitude or any other relation like cause-and-effect, particular-

and-general. SŚobhākar says that such highlighting of the prastuta

through the aprastuta is always stated explicitly or implicitly and

never suggested.
 

 
eg 1. padahatam yadutthaādāhataṃ yadutthāya / muūrdhānamadhirohati.

svasthādevāpamāne'pi dehinas tad varamṃ rajaḥ.

पादाहतं यदुत्थाय मूर्धोधानमधिरोहति ।

स्वस्थादेवापमानेऽपि / देहिनस्तद्वरं रजः ॥

Dust kicked by foot rises higher,

Rises on the head of the striker;

Rising in disgrace from its own dwelling

It proves superior to any human being.
 

 
eg 2. indur lipta ivāñjanena jaḍitā dṛṣtir mṛgīnṇām iva
 
pramlānārun
pramlānāruṇimeva vidrumadalam sṃ śyāmeva hema-prabhā.

kārkaśyamṃ kalayā ca kokila-badhū-kanṭheṣviva prastutam
siṃ
sītāyāh purataśca hanta sikhināmṃ varhāḥ sagarhā iva.

 
इन्दुर्लिप्त इवाञ्जनेन जडिता दृष्टिर्मृगीणामिव ।

प्रम्लानारुणिमेव विद्रुमदलं श्यामेव हेमप्रभा ।

कार्कश्यं कलया च कोकिलबधूकण्ठेष्विव प्रस्तुतं

सीतायायाः पुरतश्च हन्त शिखिनां वर्हाः सगर्हा इव ॥
 

 
The moon appears, as if, enveloped by dark spell,

Uromantic and dull seem the eyes of the gazelle,

The coral cluster gets its red hue, as if, dimmed,
 
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