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

118 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
इत्येवमादिरुदिता गुणातिशययोगतः ।
सर्वैवातिशयोक्तिस्तु तर्कयेत्तां यथागमम् ॥ ८४ ॥
84. Thus the entire range of Atiśayokti pro-
ceeds from the description of an extraordinary qua-
lity. One should find it out in keeping with the
science of poetics.
84. The entire range of Atiśayokti is prompt-
ed by a desire to bring out a superior quality. That
is the fundamental basis of Atiśayokti. Though
Bhāmaha expressly refers to only one type the basic
principle applies equally to the six types of Atiśa-
yokti mentioned in Alaṁkārasarvasva and the se-
ven types mentioned in Chandrāloka and all other
types set out by other rhetoricians. The author
says तर्कयेत् तां यथागमम् The reader will find out for him-
self the further types of Atiśayokti in keeping with
the science of poetics. The author does not propose
to go into all those details.
सैषा सर्वैव वक्रोक्तिरनयार्थो विभाव्यते ।
यत्नोऽस्यां कविना कार्यः कोऽलंकारोऽनया विना ॥ ८५.
85. All this is only a clever twist of the
speech. By this an idea is well brought out. A
poet should direct his efforts this way. What is
literary embellishment without it?
85. The author apparently equates Atiśayokti
with Vakrokti. Vakrokti, a skilful utterance, is