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

70 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
the Upamāna alone is expressed and the Upameya
is left to be inferred. मुखचन्द्रं पश्य will be an exam-
ple of रूपक, whereas चन्द्रं पश्य used with reference to
the face will serve as an example of अतिशयोक्ति.
समस्तवस्तुविषयमेकदेशविवर्ति च ।
द्विधा रूपकमुद्दिष्टमेतत्तच्चोच्यते यथा ॥ २२ ॥
22. It may bear on all the elements of the
figure of speech or only on a portion. Thus Rūpaka
is set out as twofold. Examples follow.
22. In समस्तवस्तुविषयं रूपकं all the factors on the
Upameya side are expressly identified with their
counterparts on the Upamāna side. In एकदेशविवर्ति
रूपक only some are identified, the remaining being
altogether omitted or left to be inferred.
शीकराम्भोमदसृजस्तुङ्गा जलददन्तिनः ।
निर्यान्तो मदयन्तीमे शक्रकार्मुकवारणाः ॥ २३ ॥
23. These lofty elephants of clouds, discharg-
ing sprays of rut in the form of waters and equip-
ped with housings in the form of rain-bow, emer-
ging out, impassion (the lovers).
23. जलदा एव दन्तिनः जलददन्तिनः. Clouds are identi-
fied with elephants. तुङ्गाः Lofty. शीकराम्भ एव मदः तं
सृजन्तीति शीकराम्भोमदसृजः. Clouds would shower waters.
Elephants discharge streams of rut. Just as clouds