Talk:Dhvani

By Swami Harshananda

Dhvani literally means ‘sound’. It can be of two varieties:

Buddhihetuka : caused by the intellect. It can further be of two types:
- svābhāvika (natural). Example: The sound of weeping or laughter.
- kālpanika (produced by imagination). Example: speaking or music.
Abuddhihetuka : not caused by the intellect. Example: The sound of thunder

The Alaṅkāraśāstra,^[1] defines ‘dhvani’ as a suggested meaning. Generally, such usage is found in the poetical works. The works on alaṅkāra list 5,355 varieties of dhvani.

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↑ Alaṅkāraśāstra is called as the science of figure of speech.

The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

[1] Alaṅkāraśāstra is called as the science of figure of speech.

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