Saturday, August 7, 2010

upamaa alankaara - part XXIII ( special upamaa - मालोपमा)

एवमष्टविधा लुप्ता: प्राचां रीत्या निरूपिता:|
Thus we have completed the eight types of luptopamaa according to the ancient scholars. Now let's have a look at some of extraordinary types of upamaa alankaara.


मालोपमा
एकस्यैवोपमेयस्य यद्यनेकोपमानता |
तदा मालोपमामेतामाहु: केचिद्विचक्षणा: ||
(When there are many उपमान for a single उपमेय, it is known as मालोपमा).

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