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Avajñā अवज्ञा : Dishonour
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ava jñāªşı: Dishonour :
(ā <añ) literally means contempt, dishonour, low opinion, dis-
regard etc. When the merits or defects of one are not found to act
or react in the other in spite of the fact that it would hava e been so,
the figure of speech is called Avajñā (. It is just the opposite of Ullā <añ) literally means contempt, dishonour, low opinion, dis-
regard etc. When the merits or defects of one are not found to act
or react in the other in spite of the fact that it would have been so,
the figure of speech is called Avajñā. It is just the opposite of Ullāsa
sa
(Reflection). But Jagannaātha says that this figure should not be
treated as a separate alam
treated as a separate alaṃkara since it is not different from Viseşśeṣokti
(Peculiar Allegation) in any way.
eg 1.
mla mlāyanti yadi padmāni / kā hānir amṛtadyuteḥ?
म्लायन्ति यदि पद्मानि / का हानिरमृतद्युतेः ।
If the lotuses become lack-lustre
With the moon (if tarnished) what fault is there?
2. niṣṇāto'pi vedānte vairāgyamṃ naiti durjanaḥ.
ciram
ciraṃ jalanidhau magno maināka iva mārdavam.
निष्णातोऽपि वेदान्ते / वैराग्यं नैति दुर्जनः ।
चिरं जलनिधौ मग्नो / मैनाक इव मार्दवम् ॥
A rogue though proficient in Vedāntism
Never does accept stoicism,
Like the mount Kailāśa not becoming tender
Though submerged under ocean for ever.
It is believed that lotuses bloom in the morning by the rays of
the sun and after the nightfall they due to effect of the moon-
beams. But the moon is always very much agreeable for its nectar-
like rays. If the lotus turns pale by night it is not the fault of the
moon. Here we see that the merits of the moon-beams are reacting
adversly towards the lotuses.
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In the second example, it is stated that a rogue though versed
in the philosophy of the Vedanta does not follow the life of a saint.
Vedanta preaches that all mundane objects are unreal and all
worldly pleasures produce nothing but pain in the long run; the
only reality is Brahman, the eternal spirit. Here it is implied that the
teaching of ethical values is of no use for the rogue.
Definitions
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अवज्ञा वर्ण्यते वस्तु गुणदोषाक्षमं यदि । च. ५.११२
ताभ्यां तौ यदि न स्यातामवज्ञालंकृतिस्तु सा । कु. १०११३६
तद् (उल्लास) - विपर्ययोऽवज्ञा। र. २
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Avajñā अवज्ञा : Dishonour
A
ava jñā
regard etc. When the merits or defects of one are not found to act
or react in the other in spite of the fact that it would hav
the figure of speech is called Avajñā
regard etc. When the merits or defects of one are not found to act
or react in the other in spite of the fact that it would have been so,
the figure of speech is called Avajñā. It is just the opposite of Ullāsa
(Reflection). But Jagann
treated as a separate alam
treated as a separate alaṃkara since it is not different from Vi
(Peculiar Allegation) in any way.
eg 1.
mla
म्लायन्ति यदि पद्मानि / का हानिरमृतद्युतेः ।
If the lotuses become lack-lustre
With the moon (if tarnished) what fault is there?
2. niṣṇāto'pi vedānte vairāgya
ciram
ciraṃ jalanidhau magno maināka iva mārdavam.
निष्णातोऽपि वेदान्ते / वैराग्यं नैति दुर्जनः ।
चिरं जलनिधौ मग्नो / मैनाक इव मार्दवम् ॥
A rogue though proficient in Vedāntism
Never does accept stoicism,
Like the mount Kailāśa not becoming tender
Though submerged under ocean for ever.
It is believed that lotuses bloom in the morning by the rays of
the sun and after the nightfall they due to effect of the moon-
beams. But the moon is always very much agreeable for its nectar-
like rays. If the lotus turns pale by night it is not the fault of the
moon. Here we see that the merits of the moon-beams are reacting
adversly towards the lotuses.
35
In the second example, it is stated that a rogue though versed
in the philosophy of the Vedanta does not follow the life of a saint.
Vedanta preaches that all mundane objects are unreal and all
worldly pleasures produce nothing but pain in the long run; the
only reality is Brahman, the eternal spirit. Here it is implied that the
teaching of ethical values is of no use for the rogue.
Definitions
3
अवज्ञा वर्ण्यते वस्तु गुणदोषाक्षमं यदि । च. ५.११२
ताभ्यां तौ यदि न स्यातामवज्ञालंकृतिस्तु सा । कु. १०११३६
तद् (उल्लास)
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