काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

CHAPTER X 469
अतिशयोक्तिः किं वा । एतदिति वक्त्रं निर्दिश्य तद्रूपारोपवशात्
रूपकम् । अथवा तयोः समुच्चयविवक्षायां दीपकम् । अथवा तुल्य-
योगिता । किमु प्रदोषसमये विशेषणसाम्यादाननस्यावगतौ समा-
सोक्तिः । आहोस्वित् मुखनैर्मल्यप्रस्तावात् अप्रस्तुतप्रशंसा इति
बहूनां संदेहादयमेव संकरः ।
यत्र तु न्यायदोषयोरन्यतरस्यावतारः तत्र एकतरस्य
निश्चयात् न संशयः ॥
न्यायश्च साधकत्वम् अनुकूलता दोषोपि बाधकत्वं प्रति-
कूलता । तत्र
Here it is Uncertain, whether what is meant is—(a)
the indirect assertion of the fact that ‘ the time favourable
for the manifestation of love has arrived ’,—thus involving
the Figure of Periphrasis ;—or (b) the recognition of the
Face of the girl as the Moon,—thus involving the figure
Hyperbole ;—or (c) the imposition of the character of the
Moon upon the Face, referred to by the pronoun ‘this ,—
thus involving the figure of Metaphor ;—or (d) the com-
bination of both (Face and Moon),—thus involving the
figure of Illuminator)—or (e) the figure of Equal Pairing
(both Face and Moon being meant to be described) ;
—or (f) the cognition of the face, through common quali-
fications and the mention of the evening-time,—thus
involving the figure of Modal Metaphor ;—or (g) the in-
troduction of the description of the face,—thus involving
the figure of Indirect Description.
Thus, there being an uncertainty pertaining to several
figures, this is an instance of the Uncertain Commixture.
In cases where there are reasons for or against the
admission of any one of the figures involved, there is
certainty with regard to that one ; so that in that case
there is no uncertainty.