Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Matsara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.
Analysis of Matsara
Matsara's first appears in the fifth Act; he is again seen with 驰补办峁腻 at the end of the sixth Act, and he perishes along with them.
Being one of the six in-born enemies, sent by 笔腻峁囜笉耻 to disturb the 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 of king 闯墨惫补, Matsara alone returns alive to his camp. Having dispensed with all the others, 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 makes Matsara see all his preparations against 驰补办峁腻 and his diseases and sends him back to 驰补办峁腻 to inform him of all that he had seen in 闯墨惫补鈥檚 city.
This is in keeping with the nature of Matsara, as he is always jealous of other鈥檚 prosperity鈥�
matsaro 膩nya艣ubhadve峁岣� |
In the 艢耻诲诲丑补-惫颈峁补尘产丑补办补 scene of the fifth Act, Matsara, in a long conversation with 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补, narrates all that had happened to him and his friends in 闯墨惫补鈥檚 city till his return to 驰补办峁腻鈥檚 camp. His life had been spared by the enemeies in order to let 驰补办峁腻 know all the preparation in 闯墨惫补鈥檚 city.
痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 turns him into a messenger from himself to 驰补办峁腻, advising him to return to his master and minister with no fear and report all; 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 even makes Matsara know the names of his commenders (V.18):
upajapto'pi 产补丑耻诲丑腻 tairasm膩ka峁� sa kevalam |
sauh膩rdamanurundh膩na岣� 艣astragh膩ta峁� hato'jani ||
He is seen again at the end of the fifth Act, reporting about all that he had observed in 闯墨惫补鈥檚 place to 驰补办峁腻 and 笔腻峁囜笉耻. Since, he is Matsara, his innate nature has made him remember all details. Accordingly, the poet here allots nine verses to Matsara to describe鈥搕he undisturbed 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈 of 闯墨惫补 with 笔谤补峁嘺蝉 to protect him (vv.28-30) and all the important 艣补蝉迟谤补蝉 and yantras kept in readiness in the city of 闯墨惫补 (31-36). This information provided by Matsara makes 笔腻峁囜笉耻 and 驰补办峁腻 prepare for similar powerful retaliation from their side.
He remains loyal to 驰补办峁腻 till the end. After their exit in the sixth Act with plans to attack again, there is no mention of Matsara in the seventh Act. When 碍腻濒补 declares that 驰补办峁腻 and 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨 along with all their invincible subordinates have been vanquished, it is understood that Matsara too is destroyed.