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

160 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
is possessed of गाम्भीर्य Dignity and लावण्य Loveliness.
The Ocean is possessed of गाम्भीर्य Depth and लावण्य
Saltishness. The reading लाघव in the place of लावण्य
does not fit in. The king is प्राज्यरत्न possessed of
abundance of riches. The Ocean is also प्राज्यरत्न, har-
bours innumerable gems. That is why he is called
रत्नाकर. गाम्भीर्यलावण्यवतोः प्राज्यरत्नयोः युवयोः As between you
two i.e., the king and the Ocean. त्वं जनानां सुखसेव्यः,
अम्भसां पतिः दुष्टग्राहः. You are easily accessible to the
people. The Ocean possessed of wicked crocodiles
is difficult of approach. ग्राह means a crocodile. In
the first half of the verse श्लेष and उपमा arise or per-
haps strictly according to our author श्लिष्ट arises. In
the second half of the verse arises व्यतिरेक.
अनलंकृतकान्तं ते वदनं वनजद्युति ।
निशाकृतः प्रकृत्यैव चारोः का वास्त्यलंकृतिः ॥ ५१ ॥
51. Your face bearing the splendour of lotus
is unadorned yet charming. What adornment is
there for the Moon who is beautiful by nature ?
51. A further illustration of संसृष्टि. अनलंकृतकान्तं
Unadorned yet charming. Here arises विभावना. वदनं
वनजद्युति Face resembling a lotus in beauty. Here
arises उपमा. प्रकृत्यैव चारोः निशाकृतः का वा अलंकृतिः अस्ति. Here
arises अर्थान्तरन्यास.
अन्येषामपि कर्तव्या संसृष्टिरनया दिशा ।
कियदुद्घट्टितज्ञेभ्यः शक्यं कथयितुं मया ॥ ५२ ॥