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SAHRDAYĀLOKA Dhanika as seen above holds that the illustration of musical notes having no expressive power but having suggestive power does not suit poetry, for poetry causes bliss only with reference to the sa-hrdayas. But we may say that same is the case with reference to any art including music.
But Dhanika almost fanatically asserts that rasa is ‘vākyártha' and vibhāvā”divācaka-padas make for 'padártha'. These powers such as abhidhā and the like, i.e. also laksaņā and tātparya make for the apprehension of all words directly heard (śrūyamāņa) or not directly heard (= a-śrūyamāņa) in a given sentence. So, for him postulating a separate function called vyañjanā is of no use. This, Dhanika says, he has elaborately explained in his other work named "Kāvya-nirnaya”, which is for the present lost to us :
“na ca evam sati gitā’divat sukha-janakatve’pi vācya-vācaka-bhāvā’nupayogaḥ visista-vibhāvā"di-sāmagrīvidusām eva tathāvidha-ratya"di-bhāvanā-vatām eva svānandódbhūteḥ, tad anena atiprasango’pi nirastaḥ, īdņši ca vākyártha-nirūpaņe parikalpitā’bhidhā"di-śakti-vašena eva samasta-vākyárthávagateh, sáktyantaraparikalpanam prayāsaḥ, yathā avocāma kāvyanirnaye - In his, now not available work called 'kavya-nirnava'. Dhanika observes that -
"tātparyā’natirekãcca vyañjanīyasya na dhvanih, kim uktam syād a-śrutárthatātparye’nyokti-rūpiņi ? - 1 visam bhaksaya pūrvo yaś caivam para-sutā"dişu, prasajyate pradhānatvād dhvanitvam kena vāryate ? - 2 dhvaniś cet svártha-viśrantam vākyam arthántarā”śrayam, tat paratvam tv aviśrāntau, tan na viśrānty asambhavāt. - 3 etāvaty eva viśrāntis tātparyasy eti kim krtam,
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