Dhvanyalokalocana 8
English (machine translation) 8
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8.2
It is not known through the mere knowledge of grammar and lexicography;
rather, it is known solely by those who know the truth of poetic meaning. //
8.3
Because that meaning is known only by those who know the essential truth of poetry. And if that meaning were of the nature of the expressed meaning alone, it would be apprehended simply from knowing the nature of the expressor and the expressed. And yet, this meaning is entirely beyond the scope of those who have merely laboured over the definitions of expressor and expressed, and are turned away from contemplating the essential truth of poetry—just as the definitions of notes, microtonal intervals, and the like are [beyond the grasp] of those who know musical theory without having sung.
8.4
Having thus established the existence of the suggested meaning as distinct from the expressed meaning, he shows that it alone possesses preeminence: