Match List I with List II:
| List I: Alamkara | List II: Meaning |
|---|---|
| A. Aprastuta-prasamsa | I. Conjoint statement of the qualities or actions of things |
| B. Vyajastuti | II. Showing a like good or bad consequence by linking one thing with another |
| C. Nidarsana | III. Praise of an object one is not concerned with |
| D. Sahokti | IV. Praise in the form of dispraise (censure) |
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Correct answer: D. A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
Explanation
Figures of speech in Sanskrit poetics: indirect description, ironic praise, illustration, and connected statement.
Note: The source prints 'praise in the form of despair'; vyajastuti is praise in the form of dispraise.
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