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

SECOND PARICCHEDA 81
Śyāmā creeper. In the first half of the verse the
order is यथा and इव whereas in the second half it is
इव and यथा. The reason for the reversal of the order
is perhaps due to the fact that where यथा is used,
तथा has to be imported.
विना यथैवशब्दाभ्यां समासाभिहिता परा ।
यथा कमलपत्राक्षी शशाङ्कवदनेति च ॥ ३२ ॥
32. Without the words 'as' and 'like,' similari-
ty can be expressed by the compound. Example.
Lotus-eyed lady ; Moon-faced lady.
32. This verse refers to a case where even
without the words—यथा and इव similarity is conveyed.
This occurs in compounds where the Upamāvāchaka
is necessarily dropped. कमलपत्रे इव अक्षिणी यस्याः सा कमल-
पत्राक्षी. शशाङ्क इव वदनं यस्याः सा शशाङ्कवदना. In addition to यथा
and इव any number of words like निभ, संकाश, नीकाश etc.
are given by Daṇḍin as expressive of similarity in
Kāvyādarśa, 2nd Pariccheda, Verses 57 to 65.
वतिनापि क्रियासाम्यं तद्वदेवाभिधीयते ।
द्विजातिवदधीतेऽसौ गुरुवच्चानुशास्ति नः ॥ ३३ ॥
33. In the same way similarity of action can be
expressed by the suffix Vat (Vati) too. He studies
like a Brahmin; he governs us like a Guru.
33. वत् (वति) is a suffix laid down by Pāṇini to
denote likeness in two Sūtras—तेन तुल्यं क्रिया चेद्वतिः and
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