Studies in the History of Sanskrit Poetics v2.c79.38

v2.c79.38

But the faults discussed by Bhāmaha are (ch. iv) : i. *apārtha* = absence of complete sense²⁴, ii. *vyartha* = incongruity with the context, iii. *ekārtha* = tautology (Bhāmaha noting that others call it *punarukta*, which well-known term is apparently unknown to Bharata), iv. *sasaṃśaya* = ambiguity, v. *apakrama* = violation of syntactical regularity, vi. *śabda-hīna* = use of words not approved by correct usage (grammatical), vii. *yati-bhraṣṭa* = deviation from the rules of metrical pause, viii. *bhinna-vṛtta* = use of long or short syllables in the wrong place in a metre, ix. *visamdhi* = disjunction of euphonic liaison when it is necessary, x. *deśa-kāla-kalā-loka-nyāyāgama-virodhi* = inconsistency with regard to (a) place (b) time (c) the fine or mechanical arts (d) worldly usage (e) logic (f) *āgama* (= *dharma-śāstra*²⁵ i. e. codes of law or jurisprudence).