Essay name: Arts in the Puranas (study)
Author:
Meena Devadatta Jeste
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune
This essay studies the Arts in the Puranas by reconstructing the theory of six major fine arts鈥擬usic, Dance, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, and Literature鈥攆rom the Major and Minor Puranas. This thesis shows how ancient sages studied these arts within the context of cultural traditions of ancient India.
Chapter 6 - Literature in the Puranas
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- - 316- the Arthala k膩ras and says that without them Sarasvati, the 78 goddess of speech, is like a widow. The Agni Pur膩峁嘺 has
discussed only twelve Arthala k膩ras- Svarupa, Upama, R奴paka,
Sahokti, Arthantaranyasa, Utpreksa, Ati saya, Visesa, Vibh膩van膩,
Virodha, Hetu, and Sama. Other rhetoricians have given a
long list of the arthala峁僰膩ras. Bharata gives only four
arth膩la karas. After Bharata this number went on increasing
Bhamaha 33, Dandin 35, Udbhata 37, Vamana 30, Rudrata 60,
Mammata 62, Visvanatha 70, and Jagannatha 68. The Agni
Purana has grouped these Arthala kuras into eight categories.
The eight groups are (1) Svarupa - The natural state of an
object (This is regarded as the Svabhavokti alankara by the
other rhetoricians). (2) Sadrsya - The alamkaras based on the
similitude are Upama, kupaka, Sahokti, and Arthantarany膩sa.
(3) Utpreks膩 (4) Atisaya (5) Vibhavana (Visesa is included in it)
(6) Virodha (7) Hetu (8) Sama
The
Each one of these is explained in detail.
definitions of Rupaka, Utpreksa, Vise sokti, Vibh膩van膩,
Apahnuti and Samadhi are similar to the definitions given
by the Kavyadarsa. Even the wording is same.
Even the wording is same.
The definitions
of Rupaka, Ak峁pa, Aprastutaprasansa, Samasokti, Paryayokta
agree with those Bhamaha. Following Dandin, the Agni Purana
has given sixteen sub-divisions of Upama. But the Pur膩na
has not even mentioned the Alankaras Urjasvi and Rasavat.
79 The discussion of the third variety Sabdarthala峁僰膩ra
is an innovation of the Agni Purana. The Sabdarth膩la k膩ra or
