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adhikAlaMkAramu:
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SlO: adhikaM pRUdulAdhArA dAdhEyAdhikya varNanaM |
     brahmAMDAni jalE yatra tatra mAnti natE guNAH ||

gee: tOramaina yAdhAra vastuvulakaMTe
     ghanata yAdhEyamunaku goorcina nadhikamu
     naluva yeyyeDanO neeTa mulugu nacaTa
     muluga baDavu bhavadguNaMbulanu karaNi.

cAlA goppadainaTuvaMTi Adhamunu vadili - dAnipaina AdhEyamaina
dAnigoorci
goopagA (adhikaMgA) ceppitE dAnini "adhikAlaMkAramu" aMTAru.

pai udAharaNalO "E neeTilO braHmAMDAlannee munugutunnAyO A neeTilO 
bavaguNamulu munagavu" ani ceppAru.  ikkaDa neeru AdhAramu, guNamulu 
AdhEyamu. "viSAlamaina jalaMlO braHmAMDamulu imiDAyigAnee guNamulu 
imaDavu" ani cebaTaMlO AdhAraMkaMTE AdhEyAniki AdhikyaM ceppabaDiMdi.

ee udAharaNa vEdAMta paraMgA ceppabaDiMdi.  guNamula prAdhAnyata eMta 
goppadO ikkaDa ceppabaDiMdi.

kAlaM mAriMdi.  okanADu guNamula prAdhAnyatalaguriMci coocAyagA ceppitE
ardhaM cEsukOvaDaM pedda kashTamaina paniayyEdi kAdu kAnee ippuDu adi
aMta
sulabhamaina pani kAdu. aMduvalla ee alaMkAraNiki iMkoka udAharaNa nEnu 
padya roopaMlO cebutAnu.

tE:  cooDa galugu kaLLu coocETi tAralu,
     eMta pedda vaina Emi goppa?
     kaLLu cooDa baTTi kanabaDe gaganAna
     kaLLa goppa tanamu kAna rAde!

kaLLu uMDabaTTi nakshatrAlanu cooDagalugutunnAmu gAnee, kaLLu lEnappuDu
E nakshatrAlanu cooDagalamu?  kAbaTTi kaMDlE goppavigAnee tAralu gAvu.

ee pai padyaMlO nEnu "adhikAlaMkAraM" vADAnu. "nakshatrAlu cAlA goopavi 
kAnee vATini coosE kaLLu vATikaMTE goppavi" anE ardhaM valla "AdhAraMu" 
(nakshatrAlu) kaMTE "AdhEyamu" (kaLLu) goppa tanamu ceppabaDiMdi.



English:
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When the supported (aadhEyamu) is given more importance, while leaving
the
support (adhAramu) aside, no matter however great it might be, it is
called
as "adhikAlaMkAra". (rhetoric of greatness!)

The example, given in the telugu and sanskrit poems, is rather
philosophical.
It explains how powerful are the three basic qualities of beings in
nature 
(satva, rajas, tamas).  The poem says "Though the stupendous universe is
submerged in the water, the three basic qualities never submerge".

In those days if one says something about the "three basic qualities of 
beings in nature", it shouldn't have been difficult for the other to 
understand. Time has changed, so I explain the rhetoric (alaMkAramu) in 
a poem that I have written 

tE:  cooDa galugu kaMDlu coocETi tAralu,
     eMta pedda vaina Emi goppa?
     kaMDlu cooDa baTTi kanabaDe gaganAna
     kaMDla goppa tanamu kAna rAde!

How can one appreciate the greatness of the stars, unless a person has 
got eye sight to watch them? 

Here the stars are the support (AdhAramu), because they are being
watched.
And the eyes are the supported (AdhEyamu), since they are the ones
watching.
Now, suppose there are no eyes to watch the stars then where is their 
greatness? 

I wanted to say that the eyes are great. That justifies the rhetorical
poem.
(of course, corrections are most welcome!)


(to be cont...)

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