Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Vicara (Nagarika)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 痴颈肠腻谤补 (狈腻驳补谤颈办补)
痴颈肠腻谤补 is the name of the city policeman termed 狈腻驳补谤颈办补[1] of the hero鈥檚 team. 碍颈峁卥补谤补 is his servant. 痴颈肠腻谤补 is specially instructed by 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 to be very strict about the safety measures of the capital city. This is due to the visit of the royal couple to 笔耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补辫耻谤补 and also the impending invasion of the enemy team.
He was personally chosen by 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 as somebody equal to himself in thought and action and had been specifically ordered by him to guard the city (III.11/12; p.141):
tatra tatra vy膩p峁泃ena 尘补测腻 puraguptyai matsad峁浥沘 eva ko'pi viniyukto vic膩ran膩m膩 n膩g膩rika岣� |
Hence when the third Act opens 痴颈肠腻谤补 is seen capturing Gada (heart disease) a spy from the enemy king prowling in the capital city of 闯墨惫补 at midnight. After due enquiry, since Gada accepted his crime and has given them a word of promise not to tell anybody, or return, he is released by 痴颈肠腻谤补.
Again, the efficiency of 痴颈肠腻谤补 is seen in the fifth Act when Matsara reports to 笔腻峁囜笉耻, the fate of the six in-born enemies whom 笔腻峁囜笉耻 had sent to disturb the mind of king 闯墨惫补.
痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 expecting such an attack had warned 痴颈肠腻谤补 to be on the alert and catch them, says Matsara (p.265):
svan膩garik膩ya vic膩r膩ya nagaraparya峁璦namapah膩ya tatraiva k膩m膩dibhedane s膩vadh膩nena stheyamiti vij峁Ｄ乶amantri峁嚹� sam膩di峁ａ弓am |
Executing the orders of the minister to perfection, 痴颈肠腻谤补 stood in protection of 闯墨惫补 in 厂补尘腻诲丑颈; when 碍腻尘补, Krodha, Lobha, Dambha, Mada and 惭腻迟蝉补谤测补 approached the place they were ably incapacitated by 痴颈肠腻谤补 with the exception 惭腻迟蝉补谤测补, whom the minister sends away from the city to report to 笔腻峁囜笉耻.
Vicara鈥檚 role as a vigilant and loyal policeman with high intelligence has been, thus, well portrayed by the dramatist.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
The commentary explains the suitability of the name 痴颈肠腻谤补 to the city policeman as he has to scrutinize anything or anybody who comes under his surveilance (p.265)鈥�
pad膩rthavi艣e峁Ｄ佱箛膩峁� puru峁Ｄ佱箛膩峁� ca vimar艣ap奴rvaka峁� svabh膩vapari艣墨lanopayog墨 yo 驳耻峁嘺岣� sa 惫颈肠腻谤补岣� sa ev膩tra n膩garika p膩tram膩vahati |