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Language & Grammarभाषा एवं व्याकरण

Alaṁkāra - Dappaṇa

H. C. Bhayaniसंबोधि1996pp. 92–99

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DAPPAŅA H. C. Bhayani (Continued from Sambodhi Vol.17, 1990-91) uvamāneṇuvameassa jam nirūvijjae ni (?) rūvaṇaṁ khu / davva-guna-sammaaṁ tam bhaṇami iha rūvain kaiņo //41 upamanenupameyasya yat nirūpyate nirūpaṇaṁ khalu / dravya-guna-sammataṁ tam bhaṇanti iha rūpakaṁ kavayaḥ //41 When the nature of Upameya based on the latter's substance or qualities is represented by Upamāna, then that

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भायाणी 'संबोधि' खण्ड १७ से आगे अज्ञातकर्तृक प्राकृत 'अलंकार-दप्पण' का सम्पादन जारी रखते हैं और ४१ से आगे की गाथाएँ संस्कृत छाया तथा अंग्रेजी अनुवाद के साथ देते हैं। इसमें रूपक, मुखदीपक, पदानुप्रास, विशेष, आक्षेप, व्यतिरेक, यथासंख्य, विरोध और सन्देह अलंकारों का लक्षण तथा उदाहरण-गाथा प्रस्तुत है। Bhayani continues from Sambodhi 17 his edition of the anonymous Prakrit Alamkara-dappana, giving verses 41 onward with Sanskrit chaya and English translation. The figures treated include rupaka, mukha-dipaka, padanuprasa, visesa, aksepa, vyatireka, yathasamkhya, virodha and samdeha, each with its illustrative gatha.

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