Apahnuti: 11 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Apahanuti.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Mankhaka a sanskrit literary genius (natya)Apahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた, 鈥渃oncealment鈥�) refers to a type of Ala峁僰膩ra (figure of speech).鈥擳he denial of the real nature of a thing and the ascription of an alien, or imaginary character, constitute the figure Apahnuti or concealment. Again, if having somehow given expression to some secret object, one should construe his words differently, either by a paronomasia or otherwise, it too is Apahnuti
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Apahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた) refers to one of the 93 补濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 (鈥渇igures of speech鈥�) mentioned by Cira帽j墨va Bha峁弓膩c膩rya (fl. 17th century) in his K膩vyavil膩sa and is listed as one of the 89 补谤迟丑腻濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).鈥�The figure apahnuti has been firstly admitted by Bh膩maha in his K膩vy膩la峁僰膩ra (III/20). The successors of Bh膩maha like Udbha峁璦 (V/03), Rudra峁璦 (VIII/57), V膩mana (IV/3.5) have admitted it. Modern 膧la峁僰膩rikas like Mamma峁璦 (X/96), Ruyyaka (A.S.P. 50), Vi艣van膩tha (X/55), Jayadeva (V/24) etc. have discussed this figure.
According to Cira帽j墨va, when an actual thing is suppressed for the superimposition of a false object, it is called apahnuti. In apahnuti the attributes of an actual thing are denied first and then the attributes of a false object is superimposed. So it is different from 谤奴辫补办补. There is no denial in the case of the figure 谤奴辫补办补. Cira帽j墨va is greatly influenced by the definition of apahnuti given by Jayadeva in his Candr膩loka.
Example of the 补辫补丑苍耻迟颈-补濒补峁僰腻谤补:鈥�
candre kala峁卥a峁� kathayanti m奴岣峢膩 vaya峁� vad膩mo鈥檓峁泃am膩tralobh膩t |
tadra艣mis奴tr膩ntapathena gatv膩 辫颈辫墨濒颈办腻 cumvati candrabimbam ||鈥淭hose who speak of the scar on the moon are fools, rather we say that the ants are kissing the luner orb moving through the path in the form of the rays of the moon due to their greed for only nectar鈥�.
Notes: In this verse it has been stated that those who consider the visible black signs in the moon as scars are wrong. In fact the black spot in the moon are nothing but ants who have gone to kiss the moon due to their greed for nectar. Here actual thing is the scar on the moon. It has been denied and the kissing of ants which is not real is superimposed. Cira帽j墨va adds that the singular number in the word 辫颈辫墨濒颈办腻 in the above cited verse suggests not a single ant but ants due to the fact that sometimes a genus is hinted by the singular number.
Kavyashastra (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 办腻惫测补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた).鈥�f.
1) Concealment of knowledge, denial.
2) (In Rhet.) A figure of speech, in which the real character of the thing in question is denied and that of another (alien or imaginary) object is ascribed to, or superimposed upon, it; 啶啶班啷冟い啶� 啶え啷嵿え啶苦し啶苦ぇ啷嵿く啶距え啷嵿く啶む啶膏ぞ啶о啶い啷� 啶膏ぞ 啶む啶掂お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた啶� (prak峁泃a峁� yanni峁dhy膩nyats膩dhyate s膩 tv补辫补丑苍耻迟颈岣�) K. P.1; (upameyamasatya峁� k峁泃v膩 upam膩na峁� satyatay膩 yatsth膩- pyate s膩'pahnuti岣�) e. g. 啶ㄠ啶︵ 啶ㄠき啷嬥ぎ啶｀啶∴げ啶ぎ啷嵿が啷佮ぐ啶距ざ啶苦ぐ啷嵿え啷屶い啶距ざ啷嵿 啶むぞ啶班ぞ 啶ㄠさ啶啶ㄠき啶權啶椸ぞ啶� 啷� 啶ㄠぞ啶 啶多ざ啷� 啶曕啶｀啶∴げ啶苦い啶� 啶ぃ啷�啶ㄠ啶︵啶班 啶ㄠぞ啶膏 啶曕げ啶權啶曕 啶多く啶苦い啷� 啶啶班ぞ啶班た啶� (neda峁� nabhoma峁囜笉alamambur膩艣irnaut膩艣ca t膩r膩 navaphenabha峁単膩岣� | n膩ya峁� 艣a艣墨 ku峁囜笉alita岣� pha峁嚹玭dro n膩sau kala峁卥a岣� 艣ayito mur膩ri岣�) || see also K. P.1 and S. D.683-84.
Derivable forms: 补辫补丑苍耻迟颈岣� (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた).鈥攆.
(-迟颈岣�) 1. Denial or concealment of knowledge. 2. A figure of rhetoric, applying a description or simile to other than its obvious application. E. 补辫补丑苍耻峁� and ktin aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた):鈥擺=apa-hnuti] [from apa-hnu] f. 鈥榙enial, concealment of truth鈥�, using a simile in other than its true or obvious application, [K膩vyaprak膩艣a; S膩hitya-darpa峁嘺]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた):鈥擺tatpurusha compound] f.
(-迟颈岣�) 1) Denial, concealment of knowledge.
2) (In Rhetoric.) A figure of speech, one of the 补濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 or modes of elegant expression, viz. with two varieties, each comprising again two subdivisions: [a.]) a hidden comparison, the simile being expressed by way of negation or denial, and that part of the sentence which contains the negation or the denial either preceding or following the object of comparison, e. g. (preceding) neda峁� nabhoma峁囜笉alamambur膩艣irnait膩艣ca t膩r膩 navaphenabha峁単膩岣� &c.; or (following) etadvibh膩ti caram膩calac奴岣峚cumbihi峁囜笉墨rapi峁囜笉aruci艣墨tamar墨cibimbam . ujjv膩litasya rajan墨峁� madan膩nalasya dh奴ma峁� dadhatpraka峁璦l膩帽chanakaitavena; comp. also 补苍迟补谤驳补迟辞辫补尘腻; [b]) a covert expression, the intended sense being conveyed either by way of a pun or by some other artful mode of language; e. g. (by way of a pun) k膩le v膩ridhar膩峁嚹乵apatitay膩 naiva 艣akyate sth膩tum . utka峁囜弓it膩si tarale na hi na hi sakhi vicchila岣� panth膩岣� (where the intended sense is conveyed by the double etymology of 补辫补迟颈迟腻 (apati, taddh. aff. tal or 补-辫补迟颈迟腻 (from pat, k峁泃 aff. kta); or (by allusion) iha puronilakampitavigrah膩 milati k膩 na vanaspatin膩 lat膩 . smarasi ki峁� sakhi k膩ntaratotsava峁� na hi ghan膩gamar墨tirud膩h峁泃膩 ... Comp. also vakrokti. E. hnu with apa, k峁泃 aff. ktin.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた):鈥擺apa-hnuti] (迟颈岣�) 2. f. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryApahnuti (啶呧お啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた) [Also spelled apahanuti]:鈥�(nf) concealment (a figure of speech).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusApahnuti (嗖呧勃嗖灌硩嗖ㄠ硜嗖む部):鈥擺noun] (rhet.) a fig, of speech, in which the real character of the thing in question is denied and that of another (alien or imaginary) object is attributed to or superimposed upon it.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Shuddhapahnuti, Chekapahnuti, Apahnava, Kaitavapahnuti, Avanuti, Apahanuti, Appatita, Antargatopama, Bhrantapahnuti, Paryastapahnuti, Alamkara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada D膩sa)
Text 10.180 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.59 [Apahnuti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.70 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
5: Definition of Apahnuti Ala峁僰膩ra < [Chapter 4 - Arth膩la峁僰膩ras mentioned by V膩mana]
1-2: The number of Ala峁僰膩ras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different 补濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉 mentioned by V膩mana]
24: Definition of Vy膩jokti Ala峁僰膩ra < [Chapter 4 - Arth膩la峁僰膩ras mentioned by V膩mana]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5m - Ala峁僰膩ra (13): Apahnuti or concealment < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Part 5b - Ala峁僰膩ra (2): Utprek峁Ｄ� or poetical fancy < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Part 1 - R墨ti or the style < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha of Udbhata (by Narayana Daso Banhatti)
Index 1: To stanzas occurring in the text and the commentary
Chapter 5鈥擣ifth Varga < [English notes to the Kavyalankara-sara-sangraha]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Rhetoric (Ala峁僰膩ra) in the 艢i艣up膩lavadha < [Introduction]
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3.4a. Arth膩la峁僰膩ras (Ala峁僰膩ras that depend upon the meanings of words) < [Chapter 3 - Use of Ala峁僰膩ras in Mudr膩r膩k峁sa]