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उपमेय ( the subject of comparison ) धर्म ( a common quality) and 39 (a word conveying the idea of likeness) must appear in a sentence or in a compound-word or in a derivative (f).
Standard of comparison varies according to the Ivolition of the poet.
For instance in the verse
ततः कुमुदनाथेन कामिनीगण्डपाण्डुना । नेत्रानन्देन चन्द्रेण माहेन्द्री दिगलंकृता ॥
, which is almost always a standard of compa rision, is 3, because it is the subject of comparison and it is compared to the cheeks of a beautiful woman which is usually a subject of comparison.
Verse 500 illustrates quifqar in a sentence.
The moon-light, in the case of love-lorn persons allayed for a time the fever of love, but again inflamed their torments, just as the sandal-paste does.
Here the comparison is between the moon-light and the sandal-paste.
quifqa is also possible in some compounds and in some afaa derivatives. For instance, in the verse 501 सरः श्रियः is the subject of the sentence.
The beauties of a lake appeared like young women with their lotuses that appeared like eyes etc. a is a compound according to the dictum इवेन नित्यसमासो विभक्त्यलोपश्च.
If this compound is not admitted, the sentence would be an instance of वाक्योपमा.
Verse 502: : difficult to gaze at i. e. intensely dazzling as well as awe-inspiring.
निदाघाम्बर रत्नवत् like the jewel of the summer sky i. e. the sun.
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