काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

CHAPTER VII· 291 इत्यत्राद्यमर्धं बाध्यत्वेनैवोक्तम् । जीवितादपि अधिकमपाङ्ग- भङ्गस्यास्थिरत्वमिति प्रसिद्धभङ्गुरोपमानतयोपात्तं शान्तमेव पुष्णाति न पुनः शृङ्गारस्यात्र प्रतीतिस्तदङ्गाप्रतिपत्तेः । न तु विनेयोन्मुखीकरणमत्र परिहारः शान्तशृङ्गारयोर्नैरन्तर्यस्या- Similarly again, in the verse— ' It is true that women are heart-ravishing, and riches also are pleasing ; but life itself is as unsteady as the amorous glances of a love-intoxicated woman'.— The first half (though adverse to the Quietistic Passion meant to be depicted) is spoken of only as something that is suppressed or negated by the second half ; the sense thus being that—'the glances' are more unsteady or transient than 'life' ; and this mention of a parallel, which is universally known to be transitory, only serves to heighten the Quietistic Passion ; which is what is de- picted here, and not the Erotic (as has been held by the author of the Dhvani) because we do not recognise in the verse any such accessories as would point to this latter passion.—It has been argued (in support of the view that the Erotic is the passion depicted here) that it is the Erotic that is meant to be depicted, but only with a view to engaging the attention of the pupil addressed (by the depicting of a more agreeable subject, and through that, leading him on to the Quietistic).—But this can not be right ; as there is such a large gap between the Erotic and the Quietistic (that one cannot lead on to the other).— Another explanation (in support of the view in question) is that the Erotic is depicted here with a view to lending a charm to the poetry.—But this also cannot be accepted ; because charm could be added to the poetry either through