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VIII. FIGURES OF SPEECH
Amongst the figures of speech used in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. simile is found in profundity. The use of simile became necessary in the illustrative part of the poem. Most of the figures of speech appear to be artificial because they donut exactly correspond to the septiment. Hemacandra has not purposely illustrated the figures of speech like those of Bhațți. In the following pages, only a few illustrations and obser. vations are given to exhabit the purview of the figures of speech in the Dvyāśrayakāvya.
1. ANUPRĀSA : In most of the examples, similar grammatical forms, when repeated generate Anuprāsa in tbe poem e. g.
न पुष्टिट्टिभपुश्चौरा न च पुस्खलपुंष्ठकाः।
न पुस्फल्गुन पुंस्फेरुन पुस्पशुरिह क्वचित् ॥ Such examples are found so frequently that if is difficult to enlist them. Inspite of the harsh diction, anuprāsa is not lacking. Likewise similar words, similar roots and their repeated conjugational forms look like Anuprāsa. Such more examples are found in II.91 ; IV, 20, VIII. 93, 121-122 ; XVIII.79 etc.
2. YAMAKA : Yamaka is not found in large number in the Dvyāśrayakāvya. Here is an example (1.143).
उत्कृष्टो राजकादत्ते सिमस्मै स्मैष विस्मयम् । 3. VAKROKTI : 1.117 गीतिर्गीपति: सत्यमहर्पतिरहःपतिः ।
वाक्तेजोभ्राजि लोकेऽस्मिन् को हि गी:पत्यहःपती ।। Similarly 11.25 , IV. 24, 32, 35 etc.
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