Shringaraprakasha 9.p1.7

9.p1.7

When, after mentioning many qualities common to ordinary people, a distinction is described, that should be recognized by the wise as *atiśaya* (hyperbole / preeminence).
As in the second act of the *Ratnāvalī*, the king, having seen Sāgarikā drawn in a picture, says:
“Surely, by fashioning her face as a unique full moon,
the Creator became ill at ease from the closing of the lotus of his own seat!”
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... is proclaimed as *tulyatarka* (congruent conjecture).
As in the *Uttararāmacarita*, Rāma says:
“Indeed, in this pair of children there clearly is that and that resemblance to the daughter of Janaka, discoverable by careful observation;
is it not that the face of my beloved, possessing the splendor of a fresh hundred-petaled lotus, has once again become visible to my eyes?”
When many words of identical meaning are used through multiple terms, that collection should be known as *padoccaya* (accumulation of words).
As in the first act of the *Ratnāvalī*, the king says to Vāsavadattā:
“Having a form delicate as a flower, bearing by rule a slender waist,
she shines forth standing beside me, like the bow of the fish-bannered Kāma.”
Whatever is described according to place, time, and character, whether visible or invisible, is called *diṣṭa* (instruction) or *varṇaka* (depiction).
As in the *Rāghavānanda*:
“Resting his head upon the lap of the lord of the monkey army, playfully placing his foot upon the lap of the slayer of Akṣa, resting the remainder of his body upon the hide of the golden deer,
looking out of the corner of his eye with respect at the arrow that destroys the race of demons, made ready by his younger brother, this [Rāma] sits listening intently to the words of your younger brother.”
A statement that is spoken having adopted an authoritative meaning of scripture, charming to the minds of the wise and beneficent, is proclaimed as *upadiṣṭa* (counsel).
As in the *Śākuntala*:
“Serve your elders; treat your cowives as dearest friends;
even if wronged by your husband, do not act contrary out of anger;
be most gracious toward your attendants; be not haughty in your fortunes;
thus young women attain the status of housewife; those of opposite conduct are the torment of the family.”
Possessed of multiple expedients, establishing an unperceived object by means of things corresponding to a prior intention,