काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

176 KĀVYAPRAKĀŚA
अत्र कटिरिति ॥
(१३) ‘नेयार्थम्’ ।
“निरूढा लक्षणाः काश्चित् सामर्थ्यात् अभिधानवत् ।
क्रियन्ते सांप्रतं काश्चित् काश्चिन्नैव त्वशक्तितः ॥” इति
यन्निषिद्धं लाक्षणिकम् । यथा
शरत्कालसमुल्लासिपूर्णिमांशर्वरीप्रियम् ।
करोति ते मुखं तन्वि चपेटपातनतिथिम् ॥१४७॥
full moon, and these thy buttocks resembling a block of
gold, captive the heart’.
The word ‘kaṭi’ (is one that is used only in vulgar
parlance.)
(13) The following is an example of the word ‘whose
meaning has to be guessed out’,—i. e. which is used in
such a secondary or figurative sense as is not permissible,
in accordance with the law (stated by Kumārila) that (a)
‘Some forms of figurative use are such as are as well
recognised as direct denotation itself, being based upon
the inherent potency of the words, (b) there are others
adopted for the moment, for some special purpose, (c)
while there are some that are absolutely incapable of afford-
ing the required sense and are hence inadmissible.’ [And
it is this third kind of figurative use that is meant in the
present context].
‘Sharatkāla.............................chapeṭāpātanātithim’.
‘Thy face, O slender one, makes the Moon, who is the
beloved of the autumnal Full-moon night, the recipient
of a slap’.
Here the ‘giving of a slap’ is meant to be indicative of
surpassing [and this indication is not based upon either
convention or upon any special purpose to be served].