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ADHYAYA Vi Thirty-one figures of speech ( based on sense i. e. epefeits) are defined and illustrated in this chapter.
The first is उपमा which is defined as " हृद्यं साधर्म्यमुपमा" This definition closely follows the definition of AFAT which is: 'Ang GTA !. The significance of every word in the definition is shown by 4977 below.
Frasi is not possible in the relations such as cause and effect, simply because there is no similarity of a quality in these relations, but a complete one-ness of quality. Hence similarity of qualities is possible only in two things that are similar to each other. They ought not to be completely alike. Where, therefore, there is some' resemblance in some points' between two things, there is 3971. But again this resemblance must be re-delightful to the mind of men of refined taste (mega); otherwise, resemblance between two things in point of existence (Aca) or in point of one that can be known (ज्ञेय or प्रमेय) would also give rise to उपमालंकार. But there is no charm in saying that things resemble one another because they have the common quality of 'existing'. Similarly there is no beauty in saying that a face resembles a jar. Hence when the context is of the description of love or such other things, the sentence '93 $9 96' can never be an illustration of the figure 39A1. Of course, the simile in this sentence would be quite fiittng, if the context is of GIFTTT (sentiment of laughter) or other such things. The condition of being 'delightful' applies to every figure.
Resemblance is possible between two things, and the two things, besides, must be different in point of place etc. Resemblance is not possible in
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