Arthalamkara, Arthālaṃkara, Artha-alamkara: 6 definitions

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Arthalamkara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Arthalankar.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Arthalamkara in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Arthālaṃkara (अर्थालंकर).—a figure of speech determined by and dependent on the sense, and not on sound (opp. śabdālaṃkāra). अलंकारशेखर (alaṃkāraśekhara) of केशवमिश्र (keśavamiśra) mentions (verse 29) fourteen types of अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra)s as follows:- उपमारूपकोत्प्रेक्षाः समासोक्तिरपह्नुतिः । समाहितं स्वभावश्च विरोधः सारदीपकौ ॥ सहोक्तिरन्यदेशत्वं विशेषोक्तिर्विभावना । एवं स्युरर्थालकारा- श्चतुर्दश न चापरे (upamārūpakotprekṣāḥ samāsoktirapahnutiḥ | samāhitaṃ svabhāvaśca virodhaḥ sāradīpakau || sahoktiranyadeśatvaṃ viśeṣoktirvibhāvanā | evaṃ syurarthālakārā- ścaturdaśa na cāpare) ||

Derivable forms: arthālaṃkaraḥ (अर्थालंकरः).

Arthālaṃkara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms artha and alaṃkara (अलंकर).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Arthālaṃkāra (अर्थालंकार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—alaṃk. Report. Xv.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Arthālaṃkāra (अर्थालंकार):—[from artha] m. embellishment of the sense by poetical figures, etc. (opposed to śabdālaṃkāra, embellishment of the sound by rhymes, etc.), Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Arthalamkara in German

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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Arthalamkara in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Arthālaṃkāra (अर्थालंकार) [Also spelled arthalankar]:—(nm) meaning-based figure of speech.

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