काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

258 KĀVYAPRAKĀŚA
यत्रैको दोषः प्रदर्शितस्तत्र दोषान्तराण्यपि सन्ति तथापि
तेषां तत्राप्रकृतत्वात्प्रकाशनं न कृतम् ।।५५-५७।।
कर्णावतंसादिपदे कर्णादिध्वनिनिर्मितिः ।
संनिधानादिबोधार्थम्
अवतंशादीनि कर्णाद्याभरणान्येवोच्यन्ते । तत्र कर्णादि-
शब्दाः कर्णादिस्थितिप्रतिपत्तये । यथा
अस्याः कर्णावतंसेन जितं सर्वं विभूषणम् ।
तथैव शोभतेत्यर्थमस्याः श्रवणकुण्डलम् ।।२८६।।
The words used here have an implication which points
to the male organ (and thus this becomes 'indecorous').
Though in several cases, a verse that has been cited
as an example of a certain defect, contains other defects
also, yet these latter have not been pointed out, as not
being quite pertinent to the context. 55-57.
In such expressions as 'Karṇāvataṁsa' and the like,
the introduction of the term 'karṇa' is for the purpose of
expressing proximity.
Such words as 'avataṁsa' and the like denote the
ear-ring itself; the addition of the term 'karṇa' 'ear'
(in the compound 'karṇāvataṁsa') serves the purpose of
expressing proximity [and hence it cannot be regarded as
'redundant'].
Examples of such use are found in the following
verses—
' Asyāḥ karṇāvataṁsena
Jitaṁ sarvaṁ vibhūṣaṇam
Tathaiva śobhatetyartham
Asyāḥ śravaṇakuṇḍalam.