Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana
by Gaurapada D膩sa | 2015 | 234,703 words
Baladeva Vidyabhusana鈥檚 Sahitya-kaumudi covers all aspects of poetical theory except the topic of dramaturgy. All the definitions of poetical concepts are taken from Mammata鈥檚 Kavya-prakasha, the most authoritative work on Sanskrit poetical rhetoric. Baladeva Vidyabhushana added the eleventh chapter, where he expounds additional ornaments from Visv...
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Text 2.28
啶忇さ啶 啶呧お啷嵿く啷� 啶呧え啶掂じ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶︵ 啶ぞ 啶啶�-啶曕啶粪い啶�-啶曕ぞ啶班た啶｀ 啷� 啷�.啷оキab 啷�
evam apy 补苍补惫补蝉迟丑腻 s测腻d 测腻 尘奴濒补-办峁迟颈-办腻谤颈峁嚹�[1] ||2.17ab||
evam api鈥攅ven in that way; 补苍补惫补蝉迟丑腻鈥�unstable condition; 蝉测腻迟鈥攎ight be; 测腻鈥攚丑颈肠丑; 尘奴濒补-办峁迟颈-办腻谤颈峁嚹�鈥攎akes a defect in the root.
Even then, that instability would occasion a defect in the root of the matter.
evam ap墨ti, phala峁� cel lak峁a峁� tarhi tad api phal膩ntare峁嘺 tad api tad-antare峁噀ty eva峁� 尘奴濒补-产丑奴迟补-phala-lak峁峁嚹� k峁tir ity 补谤迟丑补岣�.[2]
If the result of purposeful figurative usage were indicated (and not implied), then another result would have to be indicated by that result, and yet another result would have to be indicated by that result, so that there would be a want of the characteristic of the result that is the root of the matter.
Commentary:
The purpose of that second Indication would need to be explained with respect to Mamma峁璦鈥檚 three-step Indication. The bottom line is that the literal sense of 鈥�purity and coolness鈥� is desired. If Indication were applied a second time and if the third-step were applied, this other purpose could be explained only if it were derived from the indicated sense of the literal meaning of 鈥渃oolness and purity.鈥� There is no need to speak of infinite regress, because this very operation vitiates the root of the matter, in other words the notions of coolness and purity are not taken at face value anymore.