काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

368 KĀVYAPRAKĀŚA भेदोक्तावित्यनेन न केवलमयं निश्चयगर्भो यावन्निश्चयान्तोपि संदेहः स्वीकृतः । यथा इन्दुः किं क्व कलङ्कः सरसिजमेतत् किमम्बु कुत्र गतम् । ललितसविलासपचनैर्मुखमिति हरिणाक्षि निश्चितं परतः ॥४१९॥ किं तु निश्चयगर्भ इव नात्र निश्चयः प्रतीयमान इति उपे- क्षितो भट्टोद्भटेन । तदनुक्तौ यथा अस्याः सर्गविधौ प्रजापतिरभूच्चन्द्रो नु कान्तिप्रदः शृङ्गारैकरसः स्वयं नु मदनो मासो नु पुष्पाकरः । वेदाभ्यासजडः कथं नु विषयव्यावृत्तकौतूहलो निर्मातुं प्रभवेन्मनोहरमिदं रूपं पुराणो मुनिः ॥४२०॥१९२॥ seeing you in battle, do your enemies entertain various doubts.’ Inasmuch as the definition speaks of the difference being stated, it follows that we have this Figure, not only when the certainty is left concealed (implied), but also when the cogitation leads on to certainty. e.g.— ‘ Is this the moon ?—But where is the dark stigma ? Is this the lotus ?—But where is the water gone to ? O Fawn-eyed one ! that what was seen was the face ascertained later on through the presence of sweet and elegant speech.’ But this variety of the Doubtful has been omitted by Rudraṭa, on the ground that in this case the certainty is not merely suggested, as it is in that variety where the cer- tainty is left concealed [and hence it loses its effectiveness.] The following is an example of the case where the difference is not stated—‘ In the creating of this woman, was the position of the creator occupied by the Moon,