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203 (P. 365. A. 6. S. 8. Here the point which is relevent is filfagia's old age and skill as being the cause of his appointment as a minister; but instead of referring to that, the recollection of old things such as the chest of Vishnu as being void of Egh jewels is mentioned.
The suggestion of a similar thing with a similar thing which is 349ega is again done in two ways : (1) by having recourse to adjectives with double meaning and by a similar statement.
Verse 561 contains an 34731tfat based on 229.
The characteristics of a lotus and a noble-minded man are desribed by the same words conveying different meaning.
The stalk of a lotus is always in the water; the association of a good man is, very often, with stupid men. Everybody likes the cup of a lotus; everybody likes the treasures of a good man. There is toughness in the stalk of a lotus; a noble person is stern at the time of punishing the guilty. The opening part of a lotus is very soft; a noble man possesses a sweet tongue. A lotus is always inclined towards the sun; a good man is well-disposed towards his friends. A lotus has fibres from its very stem; a good man has predilection for the merits in others. A lotus has a natural repugnance to the moon, as a good man has for a man full of demerits. It is quite natural, therefore, that a lotus and the Goddess of beauty should dwell together i. e. a lotus should look beautiful; it is natural that a good man should possess wealth.
By describing a lotus the poet suggests all the characteristics of a good man. 1. In the verse 562 by means of a similarity the thing which is seega is suggested.
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