Guptotpreksha, Guptotprekṣā, Gupta-utpreksha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Guptotprekṣā can be transliterated into English as Guptotpreksa or Guptotpreksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Guptotprekṣā (गुप्तोत्प्रेक्षा) or Guḍotprekṣā refers to one of the 93 alaṃkāras (“figures of speech”) mentioned by Cirañjīva Bhaṭṭācārya (fl. 17th century) in his Kāvyavilāsa and is listed as one of the 89 arthālaṃkāras (figure of speech determined by the sense, as opposed to sound).—Cirañjīva has admitted guptotprekṣā. This figure of speech has not been admitted by famous Ālaṃkārikas like Mammaṭa, Viśvanātha etc. It is Jayadeva who has in his Candrāloka admitted guḍotprekṣā
Cirañjīva’s definition resembles this definition. He says—“vyañjakānāmabhāve tu guptotprekṣāṃ pracakṣate”. When the suggestive words like nūnam, prāyaḥ, dhruvam, manye, śaṅke etc. are not used to indicate saṃbhāvanā, it is called guptotprekṣā. It is to be notted here that Cirañjīva has used the name guptotprekṣā instead of guḍotprekṣā, though the conception in both the cases is the same.
Example of the guḍotprekṣā-alaṃkāra:—
hṛdayeśa! dharādhīśapratāpottāpakātarāḥ |
pratyekamudayaṃ yānti dvādaśa’pi divākarāḥ ||“Oh Lord of the heart! being tormented by the heat of the valour of the lord of the earth (king), even the each of the twelve Suns are rising”.
Notes: In this verse the twelve suns are imagined to be tormented by the heat of the valour of the king. But no such words as nūnam, manye, śaṅke etc. are used. So it is an example of guptotprekṣā.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Utpreksha, Gupta.
Full-text: Gudotpreksha, Alamkara.
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