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

38 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
tally with that of the poet. युक्तः अर्थः नीयते A proper
meaning is forcibly dragged out. In the place of
युक्तः Mr. D. T. Tatacharya suggests that अयुक्तः will be
a better reading. In the next verse an example of
Neyārtha is given.
मायेव भद्रेति यथा सा चासाध्वी प्रकल्पना ।
वेणुदाकेरिति च तां नयन्ति वचनाद्विना ॥ ३९ ॥
39. Example :—‘Auspicious like jugglery.’
This is a wrong conception. By importing ‘Veṇu-
dāki’s’ they spell out a different sense without the
warrant of expression.
39. The meaning of this verse is shrouded in
mystery. We give in extenso the views of two com-
mentators. Mr. Naganatha Sastri says—
“Tr. For example (take the statement) ‘De-
ceit is auspicious.” This is an improper supposi-
tion. But (people) lead these words to some sense
by introducing the meaning Venudareh without
using the word.
“Note :—If we take वेणुदाकेः as वेणुदारेः then we can
guess a meaning. A Venudari is mentioned as the
son of Banasura. Being an Asura he must excel in
Maya (deceit). Deceit is never auspicious (=भद्रा).
So the statement ‘मायेव भद्रा’ = ‘auspicious as deceit’ is
an improper supposition. If however you introduce