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Kavyalankara 2.31

Kāvyālaṅkāra 2.31

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Sanskrit

2.31

yathevaśabdau sādṛśyam āhaturvyatirekiṇoḥ
dūrvākāṇḍamiva śyāmaṃ tanvī śyāmālatā yathā //

The two words yathā and iva express similarity between distinct things: / "dark like a blade of dūrvā grass" (dūrvākāṇḍamiva śyāmaṃ), "slender as a śyāmā vine" (tanvī śyāmālatā yathā).

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