Two examples
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 4
SB Canto 5
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi-lila
Vimrsta means “clean,” and vidheyamsa means “predicate.” It is a general rule of composition to establish a subject first and then give itspredicate. For example, according to Sanskrit grammar if one says, “This man is learned,” his composition is in order. But if one says, “Learned is this man,” the composition is not in order. Such a flaw is called avimrstavidheyamsa-dosa, or the fault of unclean composition. The subject matter to be known of the verse is the glorification of the Ganges, and therefore the word idam (“this”), or what is known, should have been placed before instead of after the glorification. The subject matter already known should be placed before the unknown so that its meaning will not be misconstrued.
The second instance of avimrsta-vidheyamsa-dosa occurs in the words dvitiya-sri-laksmir iva. In this composition the word dvitiya (“second”) is vidheya, or unknown. Placing the unknown first to make the compound word dvitiya-s'ri-laksmir is another fault. The words dvitiya-sri-laksmir iva were intended to compare the Ganges to the goddess of fortune, but because of this fault the meaning of the compound word was bewildering.CC Antya-lila
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Page Title: | Two examples |
Compiler: | Rati, ChrisF |
Created: | 25 of Nov, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=2, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=5, Con=1, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 10 |