A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s2.56

v3.c35.s2.56

Daṇḍin mentions the hyperbole (atiśayokti) as the best of embellishments. Śleṣa (pun) or double-meaning is very much liked by the poets. “The śleṣa heightens beauty in all figurative expressions (vakrokti)”, says Daṇḍin (II, 363) Thus, for example, in a panegyric verse, in which the king is compared with the moon, it is said :—