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“Dasarūpaka-Vicăra"
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theme, or 'utpădya' i.e. imagined or 'newly created' theme, or 'mixed' i.e. having portions of both 'prakhyāta' and 'utpădya'. The 'miśra' is having a number of varieties, i.e. sub-varieties and are boundless in number as the mixed has portions of the activity of divine or human characters.
The 'phala' or 'out-come' or 'goal of this theme is termed “kārya", and the three goals of human life, dharma, artha and kāma are meant by the same. This goal can be 'suddha' i.e. pure if only one of the three is aimed at. By combination of all the three, or any two of the three puruśārthas, it is else than 'śuddha'. With this DR. embarks upon the means of achieving these goals or kārya. Dhanika has a remark (pp. 15, ibid) - "tat-sādhanam vyutpadayati” - The means is explained in DR. I. 17, 18 such as -
"svalpóddisțas tu taddhetur
bījam vistāry anekadhā.” The 'seed' is manifested a little and expands in a number of ways and proportion.
"stokóddistah kārya-sādhakaḥ parastād aneka-prakāram vistāri hetu-viśeso, bīja-vad bījam” . It is termed 'bīja' or seed metaphorically, - observes Dhanika (Avaloka, pp. 15, ibid).
'Bindu' or 'drop' i.e. expansion of the theme is a sort of continuation, after a brief pause or cutting of; due to something -
"avāntarā'rtha-vicchede
bindur accheda-karanam." (DR. I. 17b) Dhanika explains as : "yathā ratnāvalyām avāntara-prayojana-ananga-pājāpari-samāptau kathā'rtha-viccheda saty anantara-karya-hetuh... bindur jale tailabindu-vat prásāritvāt.”
Dhanika explains that the term 'bindu' is also metaphorical. It is like drop of oil in water. This drop has a tendency to expand. Similarly this kārya-hetu also is a device which helps the expansion of the main theme.
These are, along with patākā. prakarī and kārva are said to be five arthaprakrti-s. By 'artha-prakrti', which is termed 'upaya' in the ND., is meant the causes of attainment of goal, explains Dhanika (pp. 16, ibid) :
“artha-prakrtayaḥ = prayojana - siddhi - hetavah.”
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