काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

CHAPTER IX 343
रम्भगोचरस्तत्रैव विचित्रता इति सैवालंकारभूमिः । अर्थ-
मुखप्रेक्षित्वमेतेषां शब्दानामिति चेत् अनुप्रासादीनामपि तथैवेति
तेऽप्यर्थालंकाराः किं नोच्यन्ते । रसादिव्यञ्जकस्वरूपवाच्य-
विशेषसव्यपेक्षत्वेऽपि ह्यनुप्रासादीनामलंकारता । शब्दगुण-
दोषाणामप्यर्थापेक्षयैव गुणदोषता । अर्थगुणदोषालंकाराणां
शब्दापेक्षयैव व्यवस्थितिरिति तेऽपि शब्दगतत्वेनोच्यन्ताम् ।
‘विधौ वक्रे मूर्ध्नि’ इत्यादौ च वर्णादिश्लेषे एकप्रयत्नोच्चार्य-
त्वेऽर्थश्लेषत्वं शब्दभेदेऽपि प्रसज्यतामित्येवमादि स्वयं विचार्यम् ।।
held].—It might be argued that—“ The words (in which
the Pun rests) always look up to (depend upon) their
meanings [so that in the long run, they must be regarded
as ideal].”—But the same thing happens in the case of
Alliteration and other Figures (which even the objector
regards as verbal) ; so that why are not, these also called
‘verbal’ ? As a matter of fact, even though Alliteration
and the other verbal figures are dependent upon the mean-
ings of words, and also upon all those factors that serve
to suggest a Passion or Sentiment and the rest,—yet they
are regarded as ‘Figures of Speech’; [and according to
the objector, these should have to be regarded as Ideal].—
Further, the Excellences and Defects of words also are
to be regarded only as bearing upon their meanings [so
that according to the objector these should all be regarded
as ideal, bearing upon the meaning only]. Further, even
those Excellences, Defects and Figures that are regarded
(by both parties) as belonging to the meaning or Idea
are dependent upon the verbal form of the words ; so
that, on the same principle, these latter should be held to
belong to the verbal forms only.—Lastly in such passages
as ‘vidhau vakre mūrdhni &c.’ (See above stanza No. 369),