Rasarnavasudhakara 3.24.p5

3.24.p5

ity atra śliṣṭa-pratyuttareṇa kañcuki-vākyena bhāvino duryodhanoru-bhaṅgasya sūcanena śliṣṭottaraṃ nāma tṛtīyam idaṃ patākā-sthānakam |

Here, by the chamberlain's statement which forms an ambiguous reply, there is an indication of the future breaking of Duryodhana's thighs; hence this is the third dramatic indicator, named ambiguous reply (śliṣṭottara).