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

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tribute of clouds, the Upameya, and the latter being
the attribute of elephants, the Upamāna. The said
attributes being conveyed by two different words,
it is a case of Rūpaka. समं. The attributes are
employed on an equal footing; not युगपत् Simultane-
ously or by the same word.
श्लेषादेवार्थवचसोरस्य च क्रियते भिदा ।
तत्सहोक्त्युपमाहेतुनिर्देशात्तिविधं यथा ॥ १७ ॥
17. Whereas this Alaṁkāra is distinguished
by the Ślesha or double meaning of expressions.
And it arises in three ways—coupled with the ele-
ments of Sahokti, Upamā or Hetu. Examples follow.
17. Having referred to an equal employment
characteristic of Rūpaka in the previous verse, the
author distinctly points out the characteristic of
Ślishṭa. अर्थवचसोः श्लेषादेव By the double meaning of
the idea and its expression. Strictly speaking, it is
the expression that has got double meaning. The
ideas comprising गुण, क्रिया and नामन् are no doubt dif-
ferent for the Upamāna and the Upameya. Hence
the employment of the word अर्थ in अर्थवचसोः is to be
justified with strain. अस्य च means श्लिष्टस्य च. भिदा क्रियते
A distinction is made out. That Ślishṭa arises in
three ways is pointed out in the second half of the
verse. It may be aided by Sahokti or co-existence.