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

132 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
ऊर्जस्व्यलंकारः (15)
ऊर्जस्वि कर्णेन यथा पार्थाय पुनरागतः ।
द्विः संदधाति किं कर्णः शल्येत्यहिरपाकृतः ॥ ७ ॥
7. Ūrjasvin (a proud statement) is like this—
The serpent discharged with the arrow by Karṇa
towards Arjuna, when it came back, was rejected
by Karṇa with the words, ‘O Śalya, does Karṇa aim
twice?’
7. Here again the author does not define Ūrja-
svin, but illustrates it. When Karṇa and Arjuna
were face to face in battle a snake which had been
waiting for an opportunity to wreak vengeance on
Arjuna for killing its mother at the conflagration
of the Khāṇḍava forest granted to Agni by Arjuna
entered the arrow which was discharged by Karṇa,
but was frustrated and came back to Karṇa, implor-
ing for a second discharge. Karṇa refuses to comply
with the snake’s request by means of words ad-
dressed to his charioteer Śalya thus—हे शल्य द्विः संदधाति
किं कर्णः. This statement of Karṇa exemplifies the
display of a lofty sentiment of valour and as such
illustrates the figure of speech—Ūrjasvin.
पर्यायोक्तालंकारः (16)
पर्यायोक्तं यदन्येन प्रकारेणाभिधीयते ।
उवाच रत्नाहरणे चैद्यं शार्ङ्गधनुर्यथा ॥ ८ ॥