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

THIRD PARICCHEDA 149
निदर्शनालंकारः (26)
क्रिययैव विशिष्टस्य तदर्थस्योपदर्शनात् ।
ज्ञेया निदर्शना नाम यथेववातिभिर्विना ॥ ३३ ॥
33. Nidarśanā is to be known where one teaches
a superior lesson by action alone without the use of
words—Yathā, Iva or the suffix Vat.
33. निदर्शना defined. The name is true to its
etymology. निदर्शनं means an example or teaching a
lesson. Where a lesson is described to be imparted
by action alone the figure of speech is निदर्शना. This
is essentially different from निदर्शना as conceived by
Chandrāloka. There the ascription of identity be-
tween two parallel ideas constitutes the figure of
speech. Here the teaching of precept by example is
the essence of the Alaṁkāra. Vide Chandrāloka:—
परि० | वाक्यार्थयोः सदृशयोरैक्यारोपो निदर्शना ।
उदा० | यद्धातुः सौम्यता सेयं पूर्णेन्दोरकलङ्कता ॥
अयं मन्दद्युतिर्भास्वानस्तं प्रति यियासति ।
उदयः पतनायेति श्रीमतो बोधयन्नरान् ॥ ३४ ॥
34. Yonder Sun, dim in lustre, heads towards
sunset, teaching prosperous men that a rise leads
to a downfall.
34. निदर्शना illustrated. The sun by his very ac-
tion of setting teaches a lesson to people in the