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

154 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
ससंदेहालंकारः (31)
उपमानेन तत्त्वं च भेदं च वदतः पुनः ।
ससंदेहं वचः स्तुत्यै ससंदेहं विदुर्यथा ॥ ४३ ॥
43. The speech of one who for the sake of
eulogising a thing speaks of its identity with the
Upamāna and of its distinctness, thus expressing a
doubt amounts to Sasandeha. Example follows.
43. ससंदेह defined. Three factors are requisite to
make up this Alaṁkāra. (1) Statement of identity
of the Upameya with the Upamāna, (2) Statement
of a reason which would distinguish it from the
Upamāna, (3) The doubt expressed must contribute
to the eulogy of the Upameya. According to others
the second factor abovenamed is not essential. They
speak of a doubt continuing down to the end or of a
doubt cleared at the end by a right conclusion. Bhā-
maha apparently ignores the latter type. This
verse is cited in Lochana, page 107 while dealing
with the point that in ससंदेह and similar Alaṁkāras
उपमा, रूपक or अतिशयोक्ति is suggested (व्यङ्ग्य).
किमयं शशी न स दिवा विराजते
कुसुमायुधो न धनुरस्य कौसुमम् ।
इति विस्मयाद्विमृशतोऽपि मे मति-
स्त्वयि वीक्षते न लभतेऽर्थनिश्चयम् ॥ ४४ ॥