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poet's mind. It is natural that they should come in that manner, because the central point in the æsthetic object is only suggestible: and the suggestible can be suggested only through the particular types of expressibles by means1 of the expressions which stand for them. And such expressibles are the ideational embellishments. Hence they are part and parcel of the æsthetic picture in the poet's mind and do not require for their introduction in the presentation any mental effort, which involves diversion of attention. Their introduction, therefore, is necessary.

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUGGESTED MEANING.

The suggested meaning and the suggestive power are classified on two bases : (i) according to the nature of the suggested and (ii) according to the relation of the conven- tional meaning with the suggested. The poets have classified the poetic world into (i) embellishment ( Alankāra ) and (ii) the embellished ; (iii) transitory emotions and (iv) æsthetic configuration. The suggested meaning and the suggestive power have accordingly been classified on the first basis as follows2 :-

Pertaining (i) to the embellishable ( Vastu Dhvani ) (ii) to the embellishment ( Alankāra Dhvani ) (iii) to the transient emotion ( Bhava Dhvani ) (iv) to the æsthetic configuration ( Rasa Dhvani ) The latter two have each a sub-division, according as the emotion (Bhava) is responsive or not. In the latter case they are technically called, (a) Bhāvābhāsa and (b) Kasābhāsa.

1. Dh. L., 86-7. 2. Dh. L., 15.