Rasarnavasudhakara 3.376
English (machine translation) 3.376
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3.376
Now, an ominous opening (gaṇḍa):
An ominous opening is a phrase spoken abruptly that connects to the matter at hand but has a different meaning.
3.376.p2
As in the Veṇīsaṃhāra:
Extinguishing the fire of hostility through the destruction of enemies,
may the sons of Pāṇḍu rejoice together with Mādhava!
And having adorned the earth with their blood, their bodies destroyed,
may the sons of the Kuru king along with their servants be at peace! // [Veṇīsaṃhāra 1.7]
3.376.p3
There, although the meaning intended to be expressed by the stage manager is free of trouble, because a double-meaning phrase beginning with “having adorned the earth with blood,” which indicates an outcome signifying departure to heaven [i.e., death], was spoken abruptly in connection with the matter at hand, it is an ominous opening (gaṇḍa).
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- Rasārṇavasudhākara — Siṃhabhūpāla, Sanskrit