Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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been already pointed out. Some other striking similes and metaphors as well as fancies can be noted as follows:
Upama: The head that is not devoted to the religion is like the covering of a coconut (1.2)) and the tongue that does not praise religion is only a knife having the sharp edge of evil speech (1.25). Anjana in her anguish is like a lotus struck with snow-fall (16.59), Vasantamala afraid of the lion in the forest, moving about Anjana is like a kurali (osprey bird 17.79). Kaikeyi in separation of her son, Bharata who has renounced the world is like a cow separated from the calf (83.9). Sita comes out shining from the fire pit as pure gold (101.46). Hanumat encircled by the raksasas is like the sun surrounded by dark clouds (53.81). Fair damsel embracing the dead body of Ravana is like lightning around the Anjanagiri (74.14). Sita clasping Rama at the time of their reunion at Lanka is like a kanakalata about a Kalpataru (76.16). Angada's creating commotion among the damsels of Ravana is like a bull in a cow-pen (68.35).
There are Malopamas at 17.79.80 and 7.60 when various qualities of Sramanas and king Ratnasrava are mentioned respectively.
Rupaka: Metaphors also are found in abudance. Disrespectful words uttered by Batuka Kapila to Rama are fire (35.10). Exiled Anjana's newly born babe is the rising sun (17.89).
There are Sanga-rupakas in the description of the spring-season as a lion and various vegetations compiled together as the limbs of that animal (92.6-8), in the description of the world as the sea (106.4112)[10.640-43] and the lake as the sky (30.2)[30-.). The last description has point to point similarity with a similar description in the Rtusambhara of Kalidasa (3.21).
There are paramparita-rupakas also. Sita is a flame and Ravana, a moth is going to seek his ruin in her (46.7); Sita is moon faced. Ravana needs the water of her eyes to quench the fire of his desire (46.2)[46.3); Darkness of ignorance is allayed by the light of enlightenment (3.13); Jina is the sun for the darkness of delusion and is the moon for the lilites of 'bhavya-Jivas' (3.101); Pavananjaya is
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