Atadguna, Atadguṇa: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Atadguṇa (अतद्गुण) 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).—The ancient Ālaṃkārikas like Bhāmaha, Udbhaṭa and Rudraṭa have not admitted atadguṇa. It is found to be mentioned by the Ālaṃkārikas starting from Mammaṭa down to Jagannātha. Mammaṭa and Ruyyaka (A.S. P. 170) have defined it in the same way. Actually this figure is reverse of the figure tadguṇa. Jagannātha (R.G. P. 693) says atadguṇa takes place when the object in description does not take the quality of nearby object by giving up its own. This is also the view of Jayadeva (C.L. V/105).
Cirañjīva is in the same line in defining atadguṇa. In his opinion when one object does not take the quality of another object which is co-existent, it is the figure atadguṇa—“saṅgatānyaguṇānaṅgīkāretvāhuratadguṇam”.
Example of the atadguṇa-alaṃkāra:—
durjanena sahito’pi sajjano nādadāti na ca kiñcidujjhati |
kācasaṅkalanakātarīkṛtaḥ kiṃ maniḥ sa vikṛtākṛtirbhavet ||“Even with the association of a wicked person a virtuous man assumes or gives up nothing. Can a gem which is stained by a collection of glasses be deformed?”
Notes: In this verse it has been projected that a virtuous person may stay with a vile person side by side. But the virtuous never assumes the quality of the vile person living his own. Similarly a gem may exist with the heaps of glasses, but this gem does never take the quality of glasses. So as the qualities of others are not taken, it is an example of atadguṇa.
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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAtadguṇa (अतद्गुण).—(Rhet.) The 'non-borrower', Name of a figure of speech in which the thing in question does not assume the quality of another, though there is a reason for it; परगुणाननुहारस्त्वस्य तत्स्यादतद्गुणः (paraguṇānanuhārastvasya tatsyādatadguṇaḥ); e. g. धवलोऽ सि यद्यपि सुन्दर तथापि त्वया मम रञ्जितं हृदयम् । रागपूरितेऽपि हृदये सुभग निहितो न रक्तोऽसि (dhavalo' si yadyapi sundara tathāpi tvayā mama rañjitaṃ hṛdayam | rāgapūrite'pi hṛdaye subhaga nihito na rakto'si) || K.P.1; or संगतान्यगुणानङ्गीकारमाहुर- तद्गुणम् । चिरं रागिणि मच्चित्ते निहितोऽपि न रज्यसि (saṃgatānyaguṇānaṅgīkāramāhura- tadguṇam | ciraṃ rāgiṇi maccitte nihito'pi na rajyasi) || Kuval.
Derivable forms: atadguṇaḥ (अतद्गुणः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtadguṇa (अतद्गुण):—[=a-tad-guṇa] [from a-tad] m. (in rhetoric) the use of predicates not descriptive of the essential nature of the object.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAtadguṇa (अतद्गुण):—[bahuvrihi compound] m.
(-ṇaḥ) (In rhetoric.) A figure of speech, not employing predicates or comparisons which correspond with the nature of the object itself. E. a priv. and tadguṇa.
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Starts with: Atadgunasamvijnana.
Full-text: Atadgunasamvijnana, Alamkara, Vacyalankara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.238 [Atad-guṇa] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.239 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.240 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
1-2: The number of Alaṃkāras (poetic figures) mentioned < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
3: The classification of poetic figures < [Chapter 5 - A Comparative study of the different alaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
12: Definition of Virodha Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.1.2 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtra 2]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Rhetoric (Alaṃkāra) in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]