Part 5aa - Alaṃkāra (27): Sahokti or connected description

When a single expression by the force of a term denoting conjunction, signifies two facts, it is Sahokti, provided Hyperbole be at the basis of it.^[1] This means, when a word conveying, by virtue of the power of denotation, a meaning connected with one thing, also conveys a meaning connected with another thing by the force of some word like saha, sārdhaṃ, sākaṃ etc. it is Sahokti. As for example, in the verse, śanaiḥ śanairmānavatīkavoṣṇa^[2] ……, it has been stated that the day hour of the spring season gradually becomes prolonged along with the increased sighs of the separated women. Again, the nights are shortened or weakened with the lesser hope of their lives. The word sārdhaṃ has also been used, here in this instance; hence it is a perfect example of the figure Sahokti.