नाट्यशास्त्रम् (प्रथम भाग - अभिनवभारती एवं हिन्दी टीका सहित)

392	THE NATYASASTRA	[ XXI. 81-

Sweet Words

Mentioning some favourable peculiarity is called Sweet Words (puṣpa, lit. flower)².

Thunderbolt

81. Harsh words uttered on one's face is called Thunderbolt (vajra)¹.

Reference

Reference (upanyāsa) is a remark based on reason.

Meeting of Castes

82. Coming together of the four castes is called Meeting of Castes (varṇa-saṃhāra)¹.

These are the Limbs of the Progression (pratimukha).

Limbs of the Development

Now listen about those in the Development (garbha).

Mis-statement

83. [A speech] founded on deceit is called Mis-statement (kapaṭāśraya)¹.

Indication

Speaking out [one's] real intention (lit. reality) is called Indication (mārga)².

Supposition

84. A hypothesis with which novel meanings are combined, is called Supposition (rūpa)¹.

Exaggeration

A speech with an overstatement is called Exaggeration (udāharaṇa)².

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• ² Cf. DR. I. 34; SD. 361; NL. 691.
• 81 (C.83; K.XIX.76). ¹ Emend pratyakṣa-rūpaṃ into pratyakṣa-rukṣam. Cf. NL. 697; I. 35 SD. 362.
• ² See NL. 700; cf. DR. I. 35; SD. 363ff. defines it differently and refers to the view of the NŚ as kecit tu etc.
• 82 (C.84; KN.XIX.77). ¹ NL. 704ff. defines it as varṇitasyārthasya tiraskāro (concealing the matter expressed), and refers to the view of the NŚ. as caturṇāṃ varṇānāṃ sammelanam api ke'pi varṇayanti. See SD. 364; DR. I. 35.
• 83 (C.85; K.XIX.78). ¹ Cf. DR. I. 38; SD. 365; NL. 727.
• ² Cf. SD. 366; NL. 730; DR. I. 38.
• 84 (C.86; K.XIX.79). ¹ Cf. DR. I. 39; SD. 367; NL. 735.
• ² Cf. NL. 738; DR. I. 39; SD. 368.