ENGLISH LITERATURE✨️
IKS COLLEGE NAME : Maharani shree nandkumarba mahila arts and commerce college NAME : GOHIL DEVYANIBA JAGDISHSINH YEAR : S.Y B.A SEMESTER : 3ND SUBJECT : ENGLISH PAPER NAME : IKS DATE : 25 August 2026 PROFESSOR : RACHANA MA'AM 《HOME ASSIGNMENT 》 Dhwani Theory ☆ INTRODUCTION Dhwani Theory is an important theory of Indian Poetics. The word “Dhwani” means “suggestion” or “indirect meaning.” According to this theory, a literary work can have a meaning that is not directly expressed in words. The reader understands this deeper meaning through suggestion. The theory of Dhwani was mainly developed by Anandavardhana, a famous Indian poetician. He explained this theory in his important work Dhvanyaloka. According to him, the real beauty of poetry lies in the suggested meaning. ✧ SHABDA AND ARTHA Dhvani is closely related to Shabda (word) and Artha (meaning). In the Raghuvansh, Kalidasa compares Shabda and Artha with Shiva and P...