Right Hon'ble Srinivasa Sastri equates the Sanskrit upalakshana with the English synechdoche. Explaining how the name 'Lakshmana' was synonymous with Rama and did not need a separate mention, he cites how Lakshmana was sent together with Rama, though Viswamitra asked only for Rama. He points out that when Viswamitra speaks to the brothers on the way, he addresses only Rama and not Lakshmana. Why does he do so? Srinivasa Sastri says: "If he talks to them, he only says 'Rama, Raghava' addressing the elder brother. It would be uncharitable to assume that he did not like the presence of Lakshmana or that he wished intentionally to ignore him. I suppose in his mind too, as in the minds of everybody else, to speak of Rama was to speak to the other brother too. You need not specially have a form of address for it. As he gives them instruction in various matters, he mentions Rama and not Lakshmana, except once or twice and that when he uses the dual number. Even when he taught them the great twin mantras of Bala and Atibala, he taught them to Sri Rama. The commentator, hard put to explain the matter, says that Lakshmana is also included in the word Rama by Upalakshana, the Sanskritic equivalent for one of the forms of the English figure of speech, synecdoche. When Sri Rama is mentioned, Lakshmana is also included in it." (Lectures on the Ramayana, Second Lecture, page 17) Now, synecdoche is defined thus "a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (as society for high society), the species for the genus (as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (as boards for stage)" That is, when I say 'sail' by upalakshna I mean, 'ship' and not just the sail. Regards, Hari Krishnan --- sgopan <sgopan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Sri Jagadiah : > > UpalakshaNam is a Loaded word and is also cryptic. «ýÒ¼ý, ?â ¸¢Õ?½ý. http://www.harimozhi.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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