काव्यालङ्कार (आचार्य भामह - भारतीय काव्यशास्त्र एवं अलङ्कार-सिद्धान्त मूल महाग्रन्थ सटीक)

BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
सर्वं सर्वेण सारूप्यं नास्ति भावस्य कस्यचित् ।
यथोपपत्ति कृतिभिरुपमासु प्रयुज्यते ॥ ४३ ॥
43. For any object a full similarity in all res-
pects is not possible. Similarity is set out by clever
people in similes as far as is practicable.
43. Then arises the question whether the fault
is to be presumed in all cases where all the factors of
the Upameya do not find a counterpart on the Upa-
māna side. Not so. Daṇḍin says:—न लिङ्गवचने भिन्ने न
हीनाधिकतापि वा । उपमादूषणायलं यत्रोद्वेगो न धीमताम् ॥ And in fact
our author is going to cite Verse 46 supra as an
illustration of an ostensible case of हीन which does
not amount to दोष. Verses 43, 44 & 45 serve as an
introduction to the same. This verse states that a
similarity of two objects in all respects cannot be
expected. An Upamā is well employed if it stands
to reason. It is so employed by great men without
reference to the number of correspondences between
Upamāna and Upameya. Otherwise all similes
will become absurd. This idea is set out in the
next verse.
अखण्डमण्डलः क्वेन्दुः क्व कान्ताननमद्युति ।
यत्किंचित्कान्तिसामान्याच्छशिनैवोपमीयते ॥ ४४ ॥
44. Where is the Moon in his full disc and
where is a woman's face without radiance? By rea-