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APPENDIX
ALAMKARA-DAPPANA
-Dr. H. C. Bhayani
sumdara-paa-vipeäsarh vimalalamkara-rehia-sariras/ sui-deviam ca kavvarh ca pagavial pavara-vannaddham // 1
Homage firstly to the Godess of Learning who takes steps beautifully, whose body is adorned with bright ornaments and who is refulgent with abundant lustre and (secondly) to Poetry that has beautifully strucfared diction, that has a form illuminated with pure figures of speech and that is rich in excellent sound patterns.
savvain kavvih savvaim jena horhti bhavvaith tamalarhkärarh bhanimo 'lamkaram ku-kavi-kavva
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We propose to describe (the chief figures of speech), due to which all the poems become worthy of hearing and gain loftiness and which cry halt to the compositions of worthless poets.
accamta-sundaram pi hu piralamkaraṁ janammi ktramitarh/ kāmiņi-muhar va kavvam hoi pasanpam pi vicchaam // 3
A poem and a damsel's face inspite of being very beautiful and lucid, if they are bereft of ornaments, would appear lustreless to the people.
ta japinna niunamh lakkhijjai babu-vihe alamkare/ jeht alumikariaim bahu manojjamti kavväim //4
Hence becoming thoroughly conversant with numerous types of the figures of speech, we define and describe them here so that the poems beautified with them get excellent recetion.
uvama-rüvaa-divaa- rohaņuppasa-aisaa-visesa /1 akkheva-jai-vairea-rasia-pajjna-bhapis u 5
Upama, Rapaka, Dipaka, Rodha, Anupritsa, Atisaya, Višesa, Aksepa, Jai, Vyatireka, Rasika, Paryaya-bhanita,
jahasam kha-samahia- viroha-samhsaa-vibhavana-bhava / atthamtarap so anna-pariaro taha sahottia // 6
Begins Or namah Sarasvatyai.
1. 1. papaviam 4. 1. lakkhijjaha. 5. 1. visesar.
