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

84 BHĀMAHĀLAṄKĀRA
as a case where a common characteristic between
Upamāna and Upameya is absent as stated in the
previous verse. They will say कियन्तः which sug-
gests scarcity is the common characteristic of both..
प्रतिवस्तूपमा concluded. उपमा continues.
यदुक्तं त्रिप्रकारत्वं तस्याः कैश्चिन्महात्मभिः ।
निन्दाप्रशंसाऽऽचिख्यासाभेदादत्राभिधीयते ॥ ३७ ॥
37. As to the threefold division of Upamā
that has been enunciated by great men into that
sounding in censure, praise or a desire to convey,
our remark follows.
37. This verse refers to a threefold classifi-
cation of Upamā into निन्दा, प्रशंसा and आचिख्यासा made by
rhetoricians more ancient than Bhāmaha. Daṇḍin
also notices these types.
सामान्यगुणनिर्देशात् त्रयमप्युदितं ननु ।
मालोपमादिः सर्वोऽपि न ज्यायान् विस्तरो मुधा ॥३८॥
38. By a reference to their common characteri-
stic all the three have been reviewed. All other
classifications as Mālopamā and the rest are not of
much consequence. This elaboration is in vain.
38. For निन्दोपमा Daṇḍin's Kāvyādarśa cites the
following. पद्मं बहुरजश्चन्द्रः क्षयी ताभ्यां तवाननम् । समानमिति
सोत्सेकमिति निन्दोपमा स्मृता ॥ II-30. For प्रशंसोपमा the follow-