The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa
by Dhrubajit Sarma | 2015 | 94,519 words
This page relates 鈥淎lamkara (29): Samanya or sameness鈥� as it appears in the case study regarding the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa. The Shrikanthacarita was composed by Mankhaka, sometimes during A.D. 1136-1142. The Mankhakosa or the Anekarthakosa is a kosa text of homonymous words, composed by the same author.
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Part 5ac - Ala峁僰膩ra (29): 厂腻尘腻苍测补 or sameness
When something in question is spoken of as having become undistinguishable from something else on account of similar qualities, there is 厂腻尘腻苍测补 or Sameness.[1] In the verse, nidadhe savidhe 艣rutervadh奴bhi[2] 鈥︹��., there is the mention of the state of undstinguishibility of the Campaka flower, gold ear-rings, the temples and cheeks of a maiden. This is because of the similar quality of the white colour of each of them. Hence, the example under discussion stands as an illustration of the figure 厂腻尘腻苍测补. Another noteworthy example of this figure is鈥�谤补尘补峁嚹� 肠补谤补峁嘺峁� 诲补诲丑补迟测补艣辞办别[3] 鈥︹赌�..
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
s膩m膩nya峁� prak峁泃asy膩nyat膩d膩tmya峁� sad峁浥沘irgu峁嘺i岣�/
S膩hityadarpa峁嘺., X. 90
[2]:
nidadhe savidhe 艣rutervadh奴bhi艣cyutanidra峁� navacampakapras奴na峁�/
atha k膩帽canakar峁噄k膩kapolasthalayostasya ca s膩marasyam膩s墨t// 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita., VIII. 32
[3]:
Ibid., VIII. 26