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

92 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
mouth as he operated at the middle of his bended
bow like blazing showers of water from the Sun at
mid-day surrounded by a ring of halo. This verse
is the composition of Śākhāvardhana.
47. This verse illustrates a piece of poetry
vitiated by the second fault known as असंभव. धनु-
मण्डलमध्यभाजः तस्य (राज्ञः) आस्यादिव निष्पेतुः Arrows seemed to
emerge from the mouth of the king as he was work-
ing his bow at the centre. Such was the quickness
of his action. There seemed to be no delay due to
the drawing of arrows from the quiver. दीप्ताः शराः
निष्पेतुः. An analogy for the emergence of the fiery
arrows is furnished in the second half of the verse.
दिनार्धभाजः परिवेषिणः अर्कात् जाज्वल्यमानाः वारिधारा इव. This verse
is quoted by Mammaṭa in Kāvya Prakāśa, 10th
Ullāsa, with the following comment: — अत्रापि ज्वलन्त्यो-
ऽम्बुधाराः निष्पतन्त्यो न संभवन्तीत्युपनिबध्यमानोऽर्थोऽनौचित्यमेव पुष्णाति.
कथं पातोऽम्बुधाराणां ज्वलन्तीनां विवस्वतः ।
असंभवादयं युक्त्या तेनासंभव उच्यते ॥ ४८ ॥
48. How can blazing showers of water emerge
from the Sun ? Since it is impossible and the same
is described, this illustrates the defect of Asam-
bhava.
48. This points out the defect of असंभव or impos-
sibility in the above illustration.