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

SECOND PARICCHHEDA 83
the characteristic set out in the parallel statement.
In spite of the said difference it suggests a paral-
lelism.
35. But there is no common characteristic
between the Upamāna and the Upameya in this va-
riety. As will appear in the illustration given in
Verse 36, साधुसाधारणश्रीत्व is the characteristic of Upa-
meya and स्वादुपाकफलानम्रत्व is the characteristic of
the Upamāna. But to bring it under an example of
Upamā we have to admit an imaginary common-
ness of attribute brought out by बिम्बप्रतिबिम्बभाव. वस्तुतो
भिन्नयोरपि उपमानोपमेयधर्मयोः परस्परसादृश्यादभिन्नयोः पृथगुपादानं बिम्ब-
प्रतिबिम्बभाव इत्यालङ्कारिकसमयः.
कियन्तः सन्ति गुणिनः साधुसाधारणश्रियः ।
स्वादुपाकफलानम्राः कियन्तो वाऽध्वशाखिनः ॥ ३६ ॥
36. How many are there men of merit who
share their riches in common with the virtuous ?
How many are there way-side trees which bend
with sweet ripe fruit ?
36. Here we have two parallel sentences which
can be welded by importing यथा and तथा. How many
are there virtuous persons sharing their riches with
others? The idea is they are very rare. In the same
way trees on the way that would yield fruits to
travellers are also rare. It is to be noted that ac-
cording to later Ālaṃkārikas this will not be treated