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P. 371. A. 6. S. 11. } 210 the setting moon hang to its two sides. It, therefore, looks like a huge elephant with two silver bells hanging from his two sides.
Here a mountain is said to possess the beauty of an elephant which is not a fact.
Again in the verse 577 which says that even when the great poets have gone to heaven, their merits remain behind for a long time, the idea of the merits of poets remaining behind them in different places is not true.
Similarly verse 578 is also an instance of the fourth variety of sfaataifen.
In this verse the same woman is said to dwell in the heart, eyes, and speech of her lover which is impossible.
The last two verses have been given by FIAT as instances of the figure faste which he defines as:
" विना प्रसिद्धमाधारमाधेयस्य व्यवस्थितिः ।
एकात्मा युगपदवृत्तिरेकस्यानेकगोचरा ॥" The figure आक्षेप : आक्षेप is of two kinds:--
(1) When a statement is abruptly left unfinished even when the speaker desires to make it in full, it is the first kind of 371279. The abrupt ending of the statement is deliberate, for the speaker, thereby, wants to convey the idea that the statement is either too well-known or is impossible to utter. In this idea lies the charm of the figure.
Verse 579 is an instance of this variety of 3114.
“If even for a single moment you are away from me, but no, it is no use saying anything further on this unwelcome subject.” The speaker, here, means to say that she would surely die, but deliberately leaves her
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