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LITERARY EVALUATION
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A few examples of other figures of speech can be traced in the work as follows:
Vyatireka can be traced at 26.101 in the statement that Sită in comeliness supersedes the moon.
Sandeha is found at 94.106.7. Sita is left alone in the terrible forest. The soldiers of Vajrajangha are dumb-found at the sudden sight of this divine beauty who may be a cursed divine damsel or the Rati separated from Kamadeva'. At 102.10-11 in the fire-ordeal scene the sudden blaze of fire leads one to suspect that a thousand sunis' shine simultaneously or a mountain of chaos raises its head suddenly from under the earths.
Bhrāntimana is exemplified in Síta's face being mistaken' bý the honey bees for a lotus flower at 42.21.
Udaharana;--There are many popular illustrations (Udaharana) here and there. They add to the effectiveness and exact comprehension of the statements concerned. There can be no rain without clouds or no plant without seed. Similarly there cannot be any happiness without the practice of religion (4.26). Even many soldiers cannot achieve triumph without a chief as the most starry night is without the moon4. Birds shelter in a bough for a night and desert it in the morning so is the case with human relationship (5.184). The fire cannot be quenched with fuels similarly the desires cannot be satiated by indulging into worldly pleasures (80.47; 103.73). Only a fool can burn sandal-wood for getting ashes (4.50) or grind the pearls for getting the thread so is the case with a person who spoils his valuable life in the pursuit of wordly pleasures and rejects the attainment of salvation.
1. दृष्टव्य नं० १६. 2. किं होज्ज देवकन्ना, सुरवइसावेण महियले पडिया ।
कुसुमाउहस्स कि वा, कुविया य रई इहोइण्णा॥ एवं सवियक्कमणा, नवि ते वच्चन्ति तत्थ पुरहुत्ता।
सव्वे वि भउव्विग्गा, वग्गीभूया य चिट्ठन्ति ॥६४.१०६-१०७ 3. धगधगधगेन्तसद्दो, पज्जलियो हुयवहो कणयवण्णो ।
गाउयपरिमाणासु य, जालासु नहं पदीवेन्तो ॥ किं होज्ज दिणयरसयं, समुग्गयं किं व महियलं भेतु।
उप्पायनगवरिन्दो, विणिग्गो दूसहपयावो ॥१०२.१०-११ 4. एवं पहाणेण विणा न कज्जं, उवेइ सिद्धि ववसिज्जमाणं ।
जहा निसा रिक्खगहाणुवन्ना न होइ जोहाविमलंसुहीणा ।।५७.३६
