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

the sense of वेणुदारेः (of Venudari) and understand the
Maya as belonging to Venudari, then there is some
sense. Because probably his deceit was useful for
some good purpose. No such story however is
available.”
Mr. D. T. Tatacharya says—मायेव भद्रेति यथा यादृशं
तादृशं नेयार्थमिति योजना। एवं सर्वत्र। सैषा वाक्यरचनाऽसाध्वी। न हि का
भद्रा कस्य सा मायेवेति किञ्चिदत्र प्रतीयते। तथा सति शब्दत उपादानमन्तरेणैव
वेणुदाकेर्भद्रा मायेवेति तां प्रकल्पनामुपपादयन्ति। वेणुदाकिः कस्यचित् प्रबन्धस्य
नायकः। भद्रा नायिका। सा तस्य मायेवाभूत्। तथाऽमूमुहदिति। तत्र कथा-
नायकस्योपादानं विना भद्रा मायेवेत्येतावन्मात्राभिधाने नार्थो बुध्यते। तत्र वेणु-
दाकेरित्‍ययमर्थ उन्नेतव्य इति नेयार्थमिदम्। तद्यथा खुरक्षुण्णनागासृग्लोहितादिति
वक्तव्ये लोहितादित्येतावन्मात्राभिधाने नेयार्थमिति दण्डिनोक्तं तादृगिदं द्रष्टव्यम्।
सोऽयमस्मदुपज्ञमर्थः।
We are inclined to observe that the first
commentary presumes that वेणुदाकेः is a scribe's mis-
take for वेणुदारेः. Perhaps so, for in Telugu manu-
script there is not much difference between रे and
के. According to the second commentary भद्रा वेणुदाकेः
मायेव would mean ‘Bhadrā was like an enchantress to
Veṇudāki.’ Then where is the need for importing
the words ‘to Veṇudāki?’ Without that addition the
sense is complete. Bhadrā was like an enchantress
in general. How will Neyārtha arise?
We may add one more suggestion. वेणुं दाकयतीति
वेणुदाकिः कृष्णः. दक is an onomotapoetic verb suggest-
ing the sound of a flute. Kṛṣṇa's deceitful tactics