Sahrdayaloka Part 01

SR No.: 006908
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 602
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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SAHRDAYĀLOKA Bhāmaha defines paryāyokta (periphrasis) - at III. 8a as -
“paryāyoktam yad anyena
prakāreņa abhidhīyate.” and 8b - supplies the illustration, the context of which is described as,
"uvāca ratnāharane
caidyam śārnga-dhanur yathā” with III. 9 -
"grhesu adhvasu vā na annam bhuñjmahe yad adhītinah, na bhuñjate dvijās, tac ca
rasa-dāna-nivsttaye." Bhāmaha holds that the idea of avoiding the possible intake of poison is implied in Krsna's speech who words it differently. Thus, paryāyokta has an element of implied sense. Though Bhāmaha is not so explicit as Mammata who says,
"yad eva vyangyam tad eva vācyam
yathā tu vyangyam na tathā tad ucyate.” Though Bhāmaha does not call the implicit sense as 'vyangya', by name, but he almost seems to be inclined favourably to accept it; and also vyañjanā.
Bhāmaha does not define the figure called 'udātta' (exalted) (III. 11, 12), but it follows very clearly that the idea of aśaya-mahattva or vibhūtimahattva is only implied.
Bhāmaha has a totally novel connotation of ślesa (paronomasia) (III. 14), which occurs according to him, when there is realization of identity of the upameya with the upamāna through a guņa i.e. quality, kriyā or action, or proper noun i.e. nāmnā. It differs from the figure rūpaka (metaphor) in this respect that in rūpaka there is a clear mention of both upameya and upamāna in different terms (III. 15). Thus, for Bhāmaha, an element of similarity is implied in ślesa also. He says : (III. 14) :
"upamānena yat tattvam upameyasya sādhyate, guna-kriyābhyām nāmnă ca
ślistam tad abhidhīyate.” Tatacharya explains : “...upameya-sambandhinām gunakriyānāmnām upamānasambandhibhir guna-kriya-namabhir abheda-sampadanam iti vivaksitam. (pp. 67, ibid)