Parikarankura, Parikarāṅkura, Parikara-ankura: 1 definition
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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: The Kavyavilasa of Ciranjiva Bhattacarya (kavyashastra)Parikarāṅkura (परिकराङ्कुर) 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 figure of speech parikarāṅkura has not been admitted by reputed Ālaṃkārikas like Mammaṭa, Viśvanātha, Ruyyaka etc. Perhaps Jayadeva is the first to define this figure. This has been accepted verbatim by Appayyadīkṣita (Kuv/P. 148) and Cirañjīva (K.V. II/P. 22).
According to Cirañjīva, when a noun is used with some special intention or to convey an extra meaning it is the figure Parīkarāṅkura. Sometimes the poet uses noun to convey some meaning intended by him. This particular type of noun constitutes the essence of this figure.
Example of the parikarāṅkura-alaṃkāra:—
api kariparibhūtivītaśaktiścirajarayā’pi ca jarjarīkṛtāṅgaḥ |
api bhavadadhikakṣudhā’bhibhūtaḥ kimu tṛṇute mṛganāyakastṛṇāni ||“Is it that whether the king of beasts whose strength is lost by defeating or overpowering the elephants or whose limbs are worn out by old age for long time is eating the grasses being extremely hunger-stricken”.
Notes: In this verse the noun mṛganāyaka has been used with some special intention. It is quite natural that other beasts will eat grasses. How can these king of beasts take grasses, without piercing the blood of mad elephants. This meaning is intended to be expressed by the poet with the noun mṛganāyaka as he is the king of beasts, the act of eating grasses does not befit him. So with this special noun the verse is an example of parikarāṅkura.
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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Partial matches: Parikara, Ankura.
Full-text: Vacyalankara.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 11.40 [Parikarāṅkura] < [Chapter 11 - Additional Ornaments]
Text 10.178 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 8.14 < [Chapter 8 - Literary Qualities]
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]