काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

430 KĀVYAPRAKĀŚA
प्रमाणान्तरावगतमपि वस्तु शब्देन प्रतिपादितं प्रयोजना-
न्तराभावात् सदृशवस्त्वन्तरव्यवच्छेदाय यत् पर्यवस्यति सा
भवेत्परिसंख्या । अत्र च कथनं प्रश्नपूर्वकं तदन्यथा च परिदृष्टम् ।
तथा उभयत्र व्यपोह्यमानस्य प्रतीयमानता वाच्यत्वं चेति
चत्वारो भेदाः ।। क्रमेणोदाहरणम्--
किमासेव्यं पुंसां सविधमनवद्यं द्युसरितः
किमेकान्ते ध्येयं चरणयुगलं कौस्तुभभृतः ।
किमाराध्यं पुण्यं किमभिलषणीयं च करुणा
यदासक्त्या चेतो निरवधिविमुक्त्यै प्रभवति ॥५२१॥
XXXVIII—Parisaṁkhyā—Exclusion.
Where something, either (a) asked or (b) unasked, on being
mentioned, serves to exclude other things similar thereto,—it is
said to be Exclusion. 119.
When a certain thing, known by other means of
knowledge, is mentioned by words, and in the absence
of any other purpose, serves the purpose of exclusion of
other similar things,—then it is Exclusion. The said
‘mention’ is found to be preceded by (in response to),
as also not preceded by, a question ; and in both
cases what is excluded may be implied or directly
expressed ;—thus there are four varieties of this figure.
Examples in order.—
(a) [Preceded by question—the Excluded implied—]
‘Q. What is it that deserves to be attended upon by
men ? A. The excellent proximity of the Heavenly
River.—Q. What is it that should be meditated upon in
seclusion ? A. The two feet of Viṣṇu—Q. What is it
that should be honoured ? A. Virtue—Q. What is it