2022, Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part C

Anyāpadeśa is a type of literary work, which speaks of a particular thing by way of indirect description of citation. It is explained as “अन्यं च अपदेशं च यत्, स: अन्यापदेश: |” In ancient days many poets adopted this type of composition in order to highlight the literary beauty of their work. The figure of speech ‘Anyokti’ (saying something else) is also connected with this type of the work. Sanskrit literature has a large number of works with finest Anyokti-s, which for their charm and appeal remain unrivalled. This type of poetry has caught the imagination of the people and the poets also take much delight in writing it. The Anyokti is treated more as a figure of speech, the Anyāpadeśa is a generic name given to such works. Anyokti has been employed by poets of great eminence, like Kālidasa Rudrata, Ballāta, Abhinavagupta, Panditaraja Jagannatha, Nilakantha Diksita etc. This article gives a detailed description on Anyāpadeśa texts and make the readers to enjoy the pleasure of reading the poetic texts with the beauty of Anyokti.