Alamkara theory

2. Ornaments of poem- figurative speech
which can decorate words and meaning
and believed to be the essential sign of
poetry.
Bhamaha is the first Alankara poetician.in
chapters 2 and 3 of kavyalamkara .he
describes 24 figures of speech and there are
two types of Alankara.

3. ALANKARA
SHABDANULANKARA ARTHALANKARA

4. Shabda+alamkara
The meaning of sound
Artha+Alamkara
The meaning of words and
thought
Shabdanulankar Arthanulankar

5. Shabdanulamkara Arthalamkara
*Slesa
*Anuprasa
*Yamaka
*Vastava
*Aupamaya
*Atisaya
*Citra
*RupaK
*Virodha

6. Mammata presented sixty –one figures of speech and groups
them into seven types.
Vyatiraeka
Upama
Aprastuta prasnsa
Dipaka
Samuccaya
Virodha
Rupaka

7. But Bharata’s original 4 to 61 figures
distinguished by Mammata and the difference
classificatory system can be seen to be based on
the following points:-
•Grammar
•Value of figures
•Objects with which compared (upamana)
•Syntax
•Symantec basis, such as a similarity
•Objects compared (upmeye)
•Coherence with known facts or otherwise (sangati)

8. EXAMPLE OF UPAMA
ALANKARA
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When a person or thing
compared with a similar but
famous person or thing its
calling Upama .
“Your face shining like a
Moon”
Here poet compared the
beauty of face with a Moon.