Rāmāyaṇacampū 2.86_33
English (machine translation) 2.86_33
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(5) Metre:
Here the metre is Mālinī, according to the definition: "With na, na, ma, ya, ya, this is Mālinī, divided by eight and seven syllables."
(6) Figure of speech:
Simile (upamā). Upameya (subject of comparison) = the body, upamāna (object of comparison) = the lotus, common property = old age, indicator of comparison = iva.
(7) Style: pāñcālī.
(8) Poetic quality: prasāda (clarity).
(9) Aesthetic sentiment: karuṇa (pathetic sentiment).
(The sentiments in theatre are eight: erotic, comic, pathetic, furious, heroic, terrifying, odious, and marvelous) — adbhuta (marvelous).