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illuminators in so far as they illuminate some hidden excellence of the subject described." K. Krishnamoorthy (VJ ed. p. 464).
5. Kuntaka discusses a number of examples illustrating beauty in the speciality of
verbs (kriyā - vaicitryam). In this Apabhramsa stanza the poet says 'the god of love triumphs' but the triumph is achieved with the invaluable assistance of charming women having tremulous and proud looks. In other words, the charming women themselves triumph - is suggested. The verb "triumphs" is used prominently and forcefully to bring out this invaluable assistance as the cause of the triumph. Hence we have here unique beauty in the speciality of the verb.
6. This gātha is already dealt with; vide DHV S.No. (15.9) supra. Kuntaka cites
it here to illustrate 'beauty of metaphorical expression' - upacāravakratā. In this gātha the qualities of drunkenness (mattatva) and humbleness (nirahamkāratā) which belong to sentient beings are metaphorically applied to insentient or inanimate things Hence we have here an example of upacāra-vakratā.
In the course of his discussion about the nature of the figure Dīpaka ( whether it is an alamkāra ) Kuntaka first sets forth the view of his predecessors, and cites this gātha given as illustration in an earlier text on Alamkāra-śāstra.
Just as huge elephants swayed by the ichor-scent of quarter-elephants walk about with great difficulty in the forest even so poets tread cautiously in the pathway of master poets involving artistic turns. The word 'ca' (and) suggests this simile. Full of self - respect and desirious of achieving some distinction of their own over and above that of the other master poets, poets express themselves with great joy.
8. This Skandhaka is already treated; vide DHV S.No. (21.10) supra. Kuntaka cites this Skandhaka here in the course of his discussion of the figure Dipaka. The several subjects, the night, the lotus-plant, etc, described in the stanza, acquire added beauty by the lunar beams, lotuses, etc. and thus constitute many Dīpakas (Illuminators).
9. After explaining Prakaraņa - vakrată - the beauty relating to an Act (in a play)
or a Canto (in an epic) Kuntaka explains another type of beauty in episode or
