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It is a fault of isolating a word in a distinct half (as in the verse 244 here, e.g., the word Sravaņānām placed in the distinct, second line) which occurs when an important word, signifying a reason etc., is isolated from the half to which it belongs, and is placed in the other half. This fault is not Sarkirņatva, because the word does not fall in another sentence, but is simply placed in the other half of the sentence. This fault consists in the absence of expectancy which constitutes a fault. According to some, this fault may also occur when a word belonging to the second half, is placed in the first half. 115
in the next Gathā (245), the hair of the woman, who has just finished her bath, is fancied to be weeping, by means of drops of water, as if with the fear of being tied up. In this verse, there are two Utprekşās, but the main Utprekşā is connected with the word 'Rudanti'. Hence the word Iva, showing the Utpreksā, should be placed next to Rudanti, and not with Bandhasya, as is done here. Hence there occurs the fault of Asthānapadtva. Here, our author quotes a couplet to support
V. The couplet or Kārikā states: "When there are many Utpreksās, the word indicative of the Utpreksā should with that Utpreksā which is the most important." This Kārika is from Vyaktiviveka 11 (110).
(6) The blemish of diminishing excellence called Patatprakarsa occurs where the excellence of either a figure or a composition is gradually diminished as explained in the verse "kah kaḥ kutra ... etc." (246). This fault appears when the style offends against uniformity and propriety. For instance, in the present verse (246), the excellence of the sense is increasing, since the elephant is more terrible than the bear, and so on with the buffalo and the lion; and yet the excellence of words consisting in alliteration (Anuprāsa) and harsh sounds is gradually falling off. However, when the excellence diminishes according as the sentiment falls off, as in the next verse (247), i.e., in the fourth line, there is no fault. In fact, in this particular verse, the diminishing excellence, we are told by
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