काव्यप्रकाश (आचार्य मम्मट - सम्पूर्ण १० उल्लास सटीक)

हृदयमधिष्ठितमादौ मालत्याः कुसुमचापबाणेन । चरमं रमणीवल्लभ लोचनविषयं त्वया भजता ॥४५२॥ प्रतिवस्तूपमा तु सा ॥ १०१ ॥ सामान्यस्य द्विरेकस्य यत्र वाक्यद्वये स्थितिः । साधारणो धर्मः उपमेयवाक्ये उपमानवाक्ये च कथित- पदस्य दुष्टतयाभिहितत्वात् शब्दभेदेन यत् उपादीयते सा वस्तुनो वाक्यार्थस्योपमानत्वात् प्रतिवस्तूपमा । यथा देवीभावं गमिता परिवारपदं कथं भजत्वेषा । न खलु परिभोगयोग्यं दैवतरूपाङ्कितं रत्नम् ॥४५३॥ Example— ‘ Mālātī’s heart was occupied by the arrow of the Love- god; and it was only after that that you, O loved of women, coming within the range of her vision (occupied it).’ [The idea here expressed is that ‘ so powerful was the effect produced by her seeing you that she fell in love before she actually saw you.’] VIII—Prativastūpamā—Typical Comparison. Typical Comparison is that where a single common property stands twice, in two sentences. When the common property is mentioned, both in the sentence speaking of the ‘ object compared ’ and that speaking of the ‘ object compared to ’,—but in separate words,—since the repetition of the same words has been described as a defect,—is called, Typical Comparison, ‘ Prativastūpamā ’, so called because the position of the ‘ object compared to ’ (upamāna) is occupied by what is expressed by a sentence (vastu). Example.— ‘ Having once occupied the position of the Queen, how can she revert to the position of an attendant ? Verily, a