A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.50
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.50
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Closely related to the simile is the metaphor (rūpaka). There are metaphors that appropriately belong to the standing vocabulary of the poet, as: *mukhacandra* “face-moon”, *bāhulatā* “arm-creeper”, *hastapadma* “hand-lotus” etc.