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instance the verse वयं बाल्ये डिम्भान् ” etc. (see विवेक for the whole verse) Are such verses in any sense of the term didactic or capable of conveying any sound advice to the readers? The answer to this question as given by is this:- 'True. These verses are frankly immoral in their tone-but only outwardly. The inner object of the poets in writing such verses is really to disuade their readers from acting in the way shown in the verses. Unless one knows what a morally objectionable thing means, one cannot be asked to refrain from doing such a thing. Hence even such verses must be said to contain an element of advice in them.
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In the passage धनमनैकान्तिक etc. हेमचन्द्र rightly criticizes and others of kindred opinion, for holding that wealth, shrewdness in everyday life, and freedom from disease or any other mishap are also the objects of writing a poem. He says that these and other objects are not peculiar to poetry only, for a man may obtain wealth not only by writing a poem but by other means also; wisdom in everyday affairs can be secured not by poetry alone but from any other competent work such as अर्थशास्त्र of चाणक्य; and freedom from any evil or disease can be brought about not only by means of our reading or writing a poem but also by some religious performance, or by uttering some sacred . we cannot, therefore, say that only a poem () is written with the objects of wealth etc. Another fine interpretation of the word if is given by हेमचन्द्र. He says काव्य that is not necessarily written with the objects such as wealth, freedom from disease etc. for it is not quite certain that may bring about wealth etc. either to the poet or the
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