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

120 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
86. Hetu, Sūkshma and Leśa are not accepted
by me as Alaṁkāras since the statement of matters
of routine does not involve cleverness of speech.
86. This verse refers to three figures of speech
recognised by some other Alaṁkārikas but rejected
by our author. Daṇḍin belonging to the opposite
school deals elaborately with the three—Hetu, Sū-
kshma and Leśa. Hetu is dealt with in Kāvyādarśa,
2nd Pariccheda, Verses 235 to 259, Sūkshma in
Verses 260 to 264 and Leśa in Verses 265 to 272.
In fact he says—हेतुश्च सूक्ष्मलेशौ च वाचामुत्तमभूषणम्. By
saying that these three Alaṁkāras are a superior
ornament of speech it is obvious that he directly
attacks Bhāmaha. समुदायाभिधानं A statement of ordi-
nary routine. It does not involve Vakrokti. There-
fore it is not to be considered an Alaṁkāra. Verse
cited by Premachandra on Kāvyādarśa II-265 (समु-
दायाभिधेयस्य).
गतोऽस्तमर्को भातीन्दुर्यान्ति वासाय पक्षिणः ।
इत्येवमादि किं काव्यं वार्तामेनां प्रचक्षते ॥ ८७ ॥
87. The Sun has set; the moon shines; birds
fly to their nests. Is all this poetry? They say
this is prosaic news.
87. It is not to be presumed simply because
this verse follows the mention of the rejected Alaṁ-
kāras that it will come in as an illustration of any