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gested sense in addition to the expressed sense. But he observes
that in all such cases the primary meaning is more charming than
the suggested meaning. Ākṣepa has threefold varieties:
(i) the intended sense may be actually stated,
(ii) it may not be completely stated or
(iii) it may be concealed.
But Daṇḍin remarks that the denial in Ākṣepa may be related to
the past, present or future, and again on the merit of the context it
may have countless varieties:
(i) denial of someone's qualities (dharmākṣepa),
(ii) denial of cause (kāraṇākṣepa),
(iii) denial of effect (kāryākṣepa),
(iv) denial on the pretext of benediction (aśīrvacanākṣepa),
(v) denial on the pretext of anger (roṣākṣepa) etc.
eg 1. candra saṃdarsay-ātmanam athavāsti priyā-mukham.
चन्द्र संदर्शयात्मानम् / अथवास्ति प्रियामुखम् ।
O moon, show me thy own self
Otherwise the face of my love remains for help.
2. gaccha gacchasi chet kānta panthanaḥ santu te śivāḥ
mamāpi janma tatra syat yasmin bhūyo gato bhavān.
गच्छ गच्छसि चेत्कान्त / पन्थानः सन्तु ते शिवाः ।
ममापि जन्म तत्र स्यात् / यस्मिन् भूयो गतोभवान् ॥
Get thee gone, O dear, if thou art going
Auspicious be all thy wanderings.
May I be there reborn
Where thou would have gone.
In the first example, the intended meaning is concealed. Here
the lover requests the moon to shine in the sky because he finds
solace looking at the moon which is equal in beauty to his beloved
lady's face. But the expression of supression of the moon and pres-
entation of the moon-like face gives an extra-ordinary flavour to
the statement.
In the second example, the primary sense denotes that the lady
love expresses her good wishes towards her lover who is ready to
depart to a distant place leaving her alone; she also wishes that she
that in all such cases the primary meaning is more charming than
the suggested meaning. Ākṣepa has threefold varieties:
(i) the intended sense may be actually stated,
(ii) it may not be completely stated or
(iii) it may be concealed.
But Daṇḍin remarks that the denial in Ākṣepa may be related to
the past, present or future, and again on the merit of the context it
may have countless varieties:
(i) denial of someone's qualities (dharmākṣepa),
(ii) denial of cause (kāraṇākṣepa),
(iii) denial of effect (kāryākṣepa),
(iv) denial on the pretext of benediction (aśīrvacanākṣepa),
(v) denial on the pretext of anger (roṣākṣepa) etc.
eg 1. candra saṃdarsay-ātmanam athavāsti priyā-mukham.
चन्द्र संदर्शयात्मानम् / अथवास्ति प्रियामुखम् ।
Otherwise the face of my love remains for help.
2. gaccha gacchasi chet kānta panthanaḥ santu te śivāḥ
mamāpi janma tatra syat yasmin bhūyo gato bhavān.
गच्छ गच्छसि चेत्कान्त / पन्थानः सन्तु ते शिवाः ।
ममापि जन्म तत्र स्यात् / यस्मिन् भूयो गतोभवान् ॥
Auspicious be all thy wanderings.
May I be there reborn
Where thou would have gone.
In the first example, the intended meaning is concealed. Here
the lover requests the moon to shine in the sky because he finds
solace looking at the moon which is equal in beauty to his beloved
lady's face. But the expression of supression of the moon and pres-
entation of the moon-like face gives an extra-ordinary flavour to
the statement.
In the second example, the primary sense denotes that the lady
love expresses her good wishes towards her lover who is ready to
depart to a distant place leaving her alone; she also wishes that she