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According to AFAT there are five varieties of BUSFOTITel which is otherwise called spaanlfi.
कार्य निमित्ते सामान्ये विशेष प्रस्तुते सति ।
तदन्यस्य वचस्तुल्ये तुल्यस्येति च पञ्चधा ॥ all these five varieties come under the definition of 49.
The notable feature of this figure is that there is a statement of अप्रस्तुत (i. e. अप्रकृत) things which has a bearing on the thing that is the subject-matter. The indirect thing is only a transparent cloak for the direct thing or the subject-matter.
In short, in Spritfen the apparent meaning of a sentence is not the important one, but the meaning suggested by the words in the sentence is very important. In fact it is the suggested meaning that gives charm to this figure.
Sometimes, however, the apparent meaning also has to be taken into account for it has also its own charm. For instance, in the verse qij a: Art etc. quoted in the commentary, the apparent meaning as applicable to a sugar-cane plant in a barren soil is also charming; similarly in the verse “ Shore a g ar: " ( quoted in the commentary ) the apparent meaning that is applicable to gaia is as charming as the inner meaning applicable to an ungrateful man.
Sometimes, however, in Sprutfat the apparent meaning has to be discarded altogether : as in the verse “कस्त्वं भो कथमामि" etc.
In this verse, in the apparent meaning there is a dialogue between a tale tree and the poet, but as it is impossible that a tree can ever speak with a human tongue, the whole apparent meaning must
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