Question
तापानुरक्तमधुना कमलं ध्रुवमाहते जेतुम् ।

Answer

Translation: As your face has become red due to heat it certainly wishes to win lotus.
Explanation: The present statement has been taken from the third act of the play 'नागानन्दम्'. The hero Jimutvahan, the king of Vidyadharas, his friend a clown and the heroine Malayvati and her friend Cheti are sitting in a garden between the rows of Tamal tree. At that time, the clown describes the beauty of Malayvati's face. Hearing this, the hero Jimutvahan tells the clown to observe properly and says to Malayvati that - The glowing of the cheecks of my lover has already won the moon and now it being red due to heat wishes to win the lotus.
In this statement, the glowing of cheeks is Upmey and the moon is Upaman. Both are compared through Vyatirek, the writer proves the cheecks are superior to the moon. In the above statement the word "ध्रुवम" indicates Utpreksha Alankar.

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