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plucking, therefore, is out of question. It has, therefore, naturally to be supposed to imply, through similarity (Sadrsya), land abounding in requisites of prosperity. The reason why this portion of the statement is taken in this sense is the understanding of the suggested meaning, as revealed by the combination of words, namely, the praise- worthiness of the three kinds of persons, the brave, the learned and the one who knows how to serve. The value of this praiseworthiness, because it is not directly stated, is enhanced, very much like that of the beautifully covered breasts of a lady. The verse under discussion is an instance of the first of the two kinds of the suggested meaning, because the conventional meaning is not intended to be conveyed ; the speaker does not mean that actually there is a land, which produces the flowers of gold, and that the brave, the learned, and the one who knows how to serve, pluck them. What he means is that these three types of persons deserve the highest praise and reward. The following is the illustration of the second kind of Dhvani :- "Sikhariņi Kva nu nāma Kiyacciram Kimabhidhānamasāvakarottapaḥ Taruņi yena tavādharapāțalam Daśati bimbaphalam sukasavakah" (O young lady ! in which peak and for how long, an austerity of what name has this young parrot done that he is enjoying the fruit of Bimba, red like your lower lip ?) THE SITUATION. Baal A young lady is fondling her pet young parrot. A young man chances to pass near by. He is struck with love for her. He envies the lot of the parrot and desiring to express his own feeling of love for her and