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is nothing but a peculiar type of poetic convention in virtue of which certain things are considered identical though in actual life they are seen to be different from one another. As per this poetic regulation, the colours dark and green or yellow and red, though different, are considered identical. Similarly, the here and the deer observed in the moon as well as crocodiles and fish in relation to the god of love, are identical. The moon born of the ocean and the moon born of Atri, the goddesses of wealth and beauty, cobras and serpants, all the different seas and the oceans as also the various epithets of the demons--all these different things are regarded as iden. tical in virtue of a peculiar poetic convention. By the same token, our eyes are credited with having various colours, the moon on the crest of Lord Siva, though not of recent origin, is described as ever young. Cupid, the god of love is described both as having a body and as not having a body. Under this. head, the gloss treats of numerous poetic conventions with concrete examples so that a budding poet may first understand what these conventions are as well as with reference to what things, classes, substances, qualities and actions thay are observed. He thus takes the first four varieties of Niyama as a restriction and explains that, restriction as to the class of objects invariably associated, can be seen in crocodiles being present only in the river Tāmraparni, restriction as to substance like sandal and barch leaf being only associated with the Malaya mountain and the Himalayas respectively, restriction of the quality of redness alone to the gems, of whiteness alone to flowers, of darkness alone to the clouds, and finally, restriction of the action of warbling by cuckoos in Spring, though it occurs in the 'Summer as well and the dancing and singing of the peacocks only in Monsoon though it is present in other seasons as well.
Thus the topics of (a) non-mention (b) mention and (c) restriction, as different aspects of poetic conventions, are elaborately treated, and their nature and variety explained
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| SR No. | 001713 |
| Book Title | Kavyanushasana Critical Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | A N Upadhye |
| Publisher | A N Upadhye |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| Total Pages | 558 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Literature, & Kavya |
| File Size | 10 MB |