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48. *Akshara-mushṭikā-kathana*—Guessing unseen letters and things held in a closed fist, as stated by Jīva-gosvāmin and Vallabhāchārya. But, according to Yaśodhara, the art consists in guessing things held in a closed fist, like the revealing of the hidden and suggested meanings in a poetic composition; it admits of two varieties, namely, *sābhāsa* (suggestive) and *nirābhāsa* (unsuggestive), the object being twofold, namely, to guess hidden things and to make concise composition.¹