Illustrate Dhwani school of classical Indian literary theory
The central thesis of the theory of dhavani is that words is their capacity of conveying sense, possess a three fold function, and consequently express a three fold sense. The three functions are known as abhidha (denotation) Laksana (indiction) and vyanjana (Suggestion), and correspondingly the three senses conveyed are abhidheya or vacya (denoted, primary), laksya (indicated) and vyangya (suggested) respectively.
Similarly the three kinds of words that give rise to them are termed vacaka (denotive) laksanika (indictive) and vyanjaka (suggestive) respectively. The primary (vocya) meaning of the words is that which is ascribed to it by convention through the accepted usage of the words. The power or the function which operates to convey his meaning is abhidha (denotation). The type of words that convey such conventional meanings is called vocaka (denotative).
In other words vacakatva is the state of the word which conveys this sense. The indicated (laksya) is an extended meaning derivable from a word under certain conditions. The function of words that conveys this secondary meaning is called indication (laksana). The suggested sense is that which is obtainable from a word over and beyond its denoted or indicated senses and in addition to them.
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