239. 264 DAINAIE TO CHAPTER IVUVAKSA

264 DAINAIE TO CHAPTER IVUVAKSA

This is the description of the advent of the summer. Here the last two compounds have two meanings each. The first means :--

(i) In which turrets look beautiful, because of the flowering Mallikā creepers. (ii) Whose laughter is white like full blown Mallika. The second (Mahākala) also means :-

(i) of long days. (ii) God Mahākāla, a name of Siva. The relation of the second meanings of the above two words is not indicated by any separate word such as "Api" in the earlier illustration. Hence the power of the compound words itself suggests the relation of these meanings as an embellishment to the first meanings and presents God Siva1 with his white laughter as a standard of comparison. II. Arthasaktyudbhava.

In some cases the conventional meaning, conveyed by words, forcibly suggests something. The thing so suggested is called "Arthaśaktyudbhavadhvani", that is, the meaning suggested by the power of the conventional meaning. The following is a good illustration of the point under discussion :-

"Evamvādini tatrarşau Pārśve pituradho mukhī Līlākamala patrāņi Gaņayamasa Parvatī." (when the sage said this, Parvati, who was sitting near ber father, began counting petals of the play-lotus.)

1. Db. L., 99-100.