f S A figure of rhetoric. Four senses are given in the Shastras; 1 Apparent praise but real censure; disguised reproach; ironical commendation; 2 Praise conveyed in the language of censure; covert praise; affected reproach; 3 Praising one person whilst apparently blaming another; 4 Censuring one person whilst apparently commending another.
f S A figure of rhetoric. Four senses are given in the Shástras; 1 Apparent praise but real censure; disguised reproach; ironical commendation; 2 Praise conveyed in the language of censure; covert praise; affected reproach; 3 Praising one person whilst apparently blaming another; 4 Censuring one person whilst apparently commending another.