________________ 54 Siri Sirivalakaha is indescribable. In short, it is a city possessed of all kinds of prosperity. St. 41. 5H (Sk.) means 'a calamity--such as a riot or an affray. (GHT farca: TOTT TE व्यापहरणालुण्टिकोपद्रव इति यावत् / ) St. 42. This and the following stanza illustrate the अतिशयोक्ति अलंकार or that figure of speech which is known as Hyperbole' in English, and which consists in representing things much greater or much smaller than they really are.' This is done here by playing puns upon the words perang TOTTA, HET and efters, each of which has two senses. ria (I) Sk. Tolfa i. e. Brahma or the Creator of the world. (2) THAT paratai ufa: Teilyfa: fathers of children, persons having progeny.' TOTH ( Sk. ATTA) (I) lit. the Highest or Supreme Being. It is an epithet of Lord Krishna, (2) an excellent man. HET (Sk. A ART) (1) name of S'iva or Vishnu. (2) Opulent or rich persons ' ( HERE AT: 2: aTT). reiter (1) Sk. yatar-18 gratuen at: ratert: fry: the husband of rent i, e. Indra. (2) aftara: e da far pratar: lit. possessed of clothes i. e. happy. St. 43. Here there is some upon the words mift, fapt, thT, & and fts, each having two sonses.
