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102 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
62. It may be asked, ‘Indeed by a single Upa-
māna similarity is expressed. The repetition of an
idea once expressed does not contribute to pregnancy
of meaning.’
62. This verse sets out an objection. The com-
mon characteristic referred to in the illustration is
विशुद्धि Whiteness or purity. By comparing fame to
cow’s milk the similarity is sufficiently brought
out. A maxim of Mīmāṁsā says—उक्तार्थानां अप्रयोगः No
repetition of an idea once expressed. गुरुमर्थं न पुष्यति
Such a repetition does not add to a richness of mean-
ing. The author has simply stated the objection.
But no answer follows. A verse containing the an-
swer is either lost to us or the author expects the
answer to be made out by the reader himself. We
would suggest the answer thus. No doubt in res-
pect of purity all the three Upamānas stand on the
same par. But there is a peculiarity of विशुद्धि the
common characteristic, relating to each Upamāna.
Milk is sweet, jasmine is sweet-smelling and Bala-
rāma is unconquerable. So the additional Upamānas
are not in vain. The king’s fame is pure and benign;
it is pure and transmits fragrance; it is pure and
unassailable.
असदृशता (vii)
वनऽथ तस्मिन्वनितानुयायिनः
प्रवृत्तदानार्द्रकटा मतङ्गजाः ।