काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

248 KĀVYAPRAKĀŚA
(सुसितवसनालंकारायां कदाचन कौमुदी-
महसि सुदृशि स्वैरं यान्त्यां गतोऽस्तमभूद्विधुः ।
तदनु भवतः कीर्तिः केनाप्यगीयत येन सा
प्रियगृहमगान्मुक्ताशङ्का क्व नासि शुभप्रदः ॥२६६॥
अत्रामूर्तापि कीर्तिः ज्योत्स्नावत्प्रकाशरूपा कथितेति लोक-
विरुद्धमपि कविप्रसिद्धेर्न दुष्टम् ॥)
(१०) सदा स्नात्वा निशीथिन्यां सकलं वासरं बुधः ।
नानाविधानि शास्त्राणि व्याचष्टे च शृणोति च ॥२६७॥
What is known as a poetical convention is that the touch
of woman’s feet leads to the appearance of blossoms,—and
not sprouts—on the Aśoka tree.
In cases where what is described is in keeping with
poetic convention, it is not defective, even though it may
be contrary to popular notions. For example, in the
following verse, though Fame, which is popularly known
to be formless, has been described as having the form of
light,—and to that extent it is contrary to popular notions,—
yet it is not regarded as defective, as it is in keeping with
poetic conventions.—
‘ While a certain beautiful-eyed woman, decked in white
garments and ornaments, was proceeding fearlessly in the
bright moon-light, the moon went down; after that your
fame was sung by some one, whereby she proceeded
unhesitatingly to the house of her lover ;—where is it that
you are not a source of happiness ?’
(10) [ An example of what is ‘ Unscientific.’]—
(a) ‘ The learned man always bathes at midnight and
expounds and listens to lectures upon the various scrip-
tures throughout the day.’