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Vol. XX, 1996
The illustration of the figure Višesa :
The lower lip of the beloveds, which is at night wet with betel leaf-juice does not appear as beautiful as when it appears in the morning deeply kissed by their lover even though then it is deprived of colouring.
ALAMKARA DAPPANA
jattha niselo vva sasihi (?) kīrai visesa-tanhãe / so akkhevo duvilo homta-vakkamta-bheena //
Homtakkhevo jaha :
Where something is negated... with some specific purpose, the figure is Aksepa. It is of two types: Bhavat and Apakranta.
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jai vaccasi taha vaccasu mahu garu (a-daha)-virahaggi-tavia-taque / vaccai tai samaam cia ahavä kaha jampiam esă (?) //
The illustration of Bhavat äkṣepa:
'If you are going away, then go. As my body will be burnt by the intense fire of separation, with you will certainly depart my....But how
Avakkamtakkhevo jaha :
khagga-ppahara-dadha-dalia-riu-dalassa gaa-kumbha-vidhassa / tua natthi ettha ko mahiharāna samcilano holja //
The illustration of Apakräntäksepa:
You, who has torn the broad temples of the elephants of the hostile army that was crushed with your forceful sword-strokes- there is nobody here to... who can possibly be a mover of mountains?
hoi sahão jai vairego una visesa-karanena / vaana-manehim saä anneṇam bajjhai kaihim //63
The (description of) nature is Jati. When some special trait is pointed out it is Vyatireka.
jäi jahā:
sira-dharia-kalasa-gholira
bähä-jualai gāma-tarunie /
manņai vilāsa-dittho bhai-tthiaaṁ pamaro puhavim //
The illustration of Jāti.
The husbandsman, glanced at sportively by the young village girl, carrying a
