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Dhvani School
This document defines and discusses the concept of Dhvani from Indian literary criticism. It explains that Dhvani refers to the implied or suggested meaning of words, as the direct meaning is not always conveyed. It outlines the three types of word power according to Dhvani theory - Abhidha (direct meaning), Lakshana (indirect meaning that requires inference), and Vyanjana (direct meaning that needs further interpretation). The document also discusses the different kinds of Dhvani - Vastu Dhvani, Alamkar Dhvani, and Rasa Dhvani - and concludes that the concept of Dhvani described how language is used to communicate implied meanings beyond
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Dhvani School
- 1. Prepared by: VirjiBathvar Topic: Dhvani school Roll no:1 paper no: 07 Literary criticism submitted :Department of English m.k.b.u email id: bathvarvirji@gmail.com
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- 3. What is Dhvani? Dhvanimeans ‘Nad’ or voice. If any bird is making voice that is dhvani. Language is the medium through which we can communicate. But Dhvani is the medium of language. Language exist because of Dhvani. This is general meaning now let’s understand in deep.
- 4. “Suggestion is thesoul of poetry” Ananadvardhana disscused the concept of Dhvani in details into the “Dhavayaloka” . There is no only consumption of meaning but the suggestion of the word. Because each and every time, word doesn’t convey the actual meaning so there the description to understand Dhavani.
- 5. Three kinds ofword power Abhidha Lakshana Vyanjana
- 6. Abhidha It means weget direct meaning from the sentence that we call Abhidha. For example as under, - Cow is eating grass. - Raju is reading a book. From these both sentences we can get direct meaning and that is Abhidha.
- 7. Lakshana Lakshana means wecan’t get direct meaning. In Guajarati we can say ‘Vachyarth’, We can’t understand direct meaning from sentence as under, - Mountain and Squirrel had a quarrel. - Ame road par rahie chie. (Guajarati) In these both the sentences we can’t take direct meaning.
- 8. Vyanjana Vyanjana means wecan get direct meaning but we can’t take it. We have to take another meaning. As under, ‘Mitha madhu ne mitha mehula re lol, ethi mithite mori mat re…’ In this line we can see that we take direct meaning but it is incomplete. Mithite mori mat it not mean that her test is better than ‘madh’ but her love is more than those madhu and mehula. And this is Vyanjana.
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- 10. Conclusion So after allwe can say that wonderful concept of Dhvani discussed by Ananadvardhana. And through this process we can also understand minutely about language that how we are speaking sentences.
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