Kavyadarsha 2.29
Kāvyādarśa 2.29
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.29
sarūpaśabdavācyatvāt sā samānopamā yathā &
bālevodyānamāleyaṃ sālakānanaśobhinī //
Because it is expressed by words of identical form, it is the homophonous simile, as in:
"This row of gardens, lovely with its curly foliage, is like a young girl adorned with lovely tresses of hair."
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Other recensions (1)
- Text of S. K. Belvalkar (1924), partial — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Subodhālaṅkāraḥ — Saṅgharakkhita, Sanskrit