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

56 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
दृष्टि etc. This is addressed by a Dūtī to her master
with a view to bringing about a reconciliation bet-
ween her master and mistress. चन्द्र इव मुखं यस्य तत्र संबुद्धिः
हे चन्द्रमुख. दृष्टिं दृष्टिसुखां धेहि Direct your glance pleasing
to the eyes ; be gracious. चन्द्रः उदितः The moon has
risen. Moonrise is unbearable to a lady separated
from her lover. Dire consequences will follow to
your sweetheart if you do not approach her at once.
Lāṭa is the name of a country said to lie to the west
of the Narmadā ; it probably included Broach,
Baroda and Ahmedabad, and Khaira also according
to some.
यमकं शब्दालंकारः (२)
आदिमध्यान्तयमकं पादाभ्यासं तथावली ।
समस्तपाद्यमकमित्येतत्पञ्चधोच्यते ॥ ९ ॥
9. Yamaka is said to be fivefold—Yamaka at
the beginning, Yamaka at the middle and the end,
repetition of a foot, a string of repetitions and Ya-
maka in all the feet.
9. In eight verses beginning from here the
author treats of Yamaka. On the other hand Daṇḍin
treats of Yamaka elaborately in the first 77 verses
of the 3rd Pariccheda of Kāvyādarśa. Bhāmaha
first refers to a fivefold division of Yamaka viz.,
आदियमक, मध्यान्तयमक, पादाभ्यास, आवली and समस्तपाद्यमक. As
appears from the next verse-he is particular in re-