Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Nirvahana Sandhi鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
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Analysis of 狈颈谤惫补丑补峁嘺 Sandhi
[Note: There is no Vimar艣a sandhi found in this drama.]
The seventh and last Act of the play forms the 狈颈谤惫补丑补峁嘺 Sandhi. In this Act the entire problem is going to be solved and 闯墨惫补 is going to obtain both physical and spiritual welfare by the grace of the Supreme.Thus in this sandhi, the 产墨箩补 laid in the beginning of the play, gets fructified with all the impediments in the way are removed[1].
As the Act opens, the hero and his minister 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 enter the stage. The king is pleased and is assured about the final result of success on his side in the war on the basis of what had taken place in the earlier Act.
Now the war is described step by step, where for every attack of the enemy team, the soldiers of 闯墨惫补鈥檚 team aptly give a counter attack. As the war continues endlessly, 闯墨惫补 by the grace of the Lord, gets into Nir产墨箩补 厂补尘腻诲丑颈 whereby he gets all powers to vanquish the enemies. At oncea voice behind the curtain is heard announcing the end of the war and total success of the side of the hero.
Just before the announcement from behind the curtain, lord 艢颈惫补 blesses 闯墨惫补, and advises him to always consider both 闯帽腻苍补 and 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 as equally indispensable allies. The former leads 闯墨惫补 to 尘辞办峁 while the latter deals with trivarga (dharma, artha and 办腻尘补) paving thus the way for 尘辞办峁[2].
This part of 狈颈谤惫补丑补峁嘺 Sandhi imbued with 补艣肠补谤测补 is called 鲍辫补驳奴丑补苍补[3] (com. p.475):
evam 膩艣caryakar膩峁嚹佱箖 bhagavadanugrahop膩tta-parama艣reyas膩峁� prat墨te岣� 耻辫补驳奴丑补苍补峁� 苍腻尘补 nirvaha峁嘺-sandhy补峁単补muktam ||
That part of the 狈颈谤惫补丑补峁嘺 Sandhi, where the play gets to a close with blessings from the Lord by way of 惫补谤补辫谤补诲腻苍补 is 碍腻惫测补蝉补峁僪腻谤补.[4]
Accordingly in this play, lord 艢颈惫补 enquires 闯墨惫补 as to what else he desires from Himself; this forms the 补峁単补 known as 碍腻惫测补蝉补峁僪腻谤补 (com.p.481):
腻苍测补迟 辫谤颈测补峁� 办颈峁� 办耻谤尘补岣� na kimapyata岣� 辫补谤补峁� 艣reyo vidyate'va艣i峁ａ弓amityartha峁冡弗 | 膩nena ca 鈥湵共拱贡璋够迥宀圆箂a峁僷r膩pti岣� k膩vyasa峁僪膩ra ucyate鈥� iti k膩vyasa峁僪膩ralak峁峁嘺m补峁単补mihopak峁ptam |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
狈艢. 21.42:
sam膩nayanamarth膩n膩峁� mukh膩dy膩n膩峁� sab墨jin膩m |
phalopas补峁単补t膩n膩峁a j峁ya峁� 苍颈谤惫补丑补峁嘺峁� tu tat ||
[2]:
[3]:
厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, VI.112 d-113a:
... tadbhavedupag奴hanam ||
yat sy膩dadbhutasampr膩pti岣�... |
[4]:
ibid., VI.114 ab:
惫补谤补辫谤补诲腻苍补sa峁僷r膩pti岣� k膩vyasa峁僪膩ra i峁ate |