[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.1208 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.1208 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.1208 - **Language:** English ### [c8.1208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1208) 12) Alaṅkārasādhanas Four. According to rhetorics, Atiśaya (excellence), Sāmya (simile), Vāstavam (matter of fact, as it is) and Śleṣa (one word with two meanings) are the Alaṅkārasādhanas. - [Previous: c8.1207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1207) - [Next: c8.1209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1209) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1208](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.1208) · Pramāṇa