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

114 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
.79. The suggestion of a non-relevant object
may arise from the description of a relevant object
by force of adjectives which are equally applicable
to both or otherwise. The etymology of the word
समासोक्ति is समासेन (संक्षेपेण) (प्रस्तुताप्रस्तुतवृत्तान्तयोः) उक्तिः A brief
description of the incidents relating to pertinent and
non-pertinent things. The definition given in Chan-
drāloka is समासोक्तिः परिस्फूर्तिः प्रस्तुतेऽप्रस्तुतस्य चेत्. Example:
अयमैन्द्रीमुखं पश्य रक्तश्चुम्बति चन्द्रमाः. In Samāsokti an incident
of a non-relevant object is ascribed to a relevant ob-
ject. Such ascription may take place by a reference
to the action, sex or attributes—कार्य, लिङ्ग or विशेषण or a
combination of any two or all of them though our
author refers to विशेषण alone. Sometimes समासोक्ति in-
vokes the aid of श्लेष or double meaning. Sometimes
it is based on a mere reference to common actions
and attributes. अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसा which is later on dealt
with in Pariccheda 3, Verse 29 is an antithesis
of this Alaṁkāra, where the picture of a relevant
object is suggested by the description of a non-rele-
vant object. While in रूपक there is अप्रस्तुतरूपसमारोप on
the Upameya we have in Samāsokti अप्रस्तुतव्यवहारसमारोप.
Identity with the Upamāna is involved in the one
case, while in the other the picture of the Upamāna
is presented to the mind’s eye of the reader. Verse
cited in Lochana page 35—यत्रोक्तौ...। इत्यत्र समासोक्तेर्लक्षणं
स्वरूपहेतुः नाम तन्निर्वचनमिति पादचतुष्टयेन क्रमादुक्तम् ।