Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Raudra-rasa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 Raudra-rasa
Just like 痴墨谤补, Raudra also has ample scope in the drama:
(i) Raudra is dominant in the second Act, when the diseases declare of their powers in attacking the enemy. A fine specimen is found in the words that are spit out in fury by the 础迟墨蝉腻谤补蝉.
They declare that if they were sent to the enemy camp, they would achieve the death of all those living beings, by attacking their eye-balls, face bones and flesh and would also destroy the mental and physical strength of them (II.21):
netre majj膩yitu峁� 尘耻办丑补峁� glapayitu峁� jatrudvaya峁� vya峁itu峁�
p膩r艣v膩sthn膩峁� ga峁嘺n墨yat膩峁� gamayitu峁� 蝉补迟迟惫补峁� 产丑峁浥沘峁� lu峁囜弓hitum |
saptatve'pi nije sthite gha峁璦yitu峁� pa峁atvamev膩峁単in膩峁�
艣akt膩nna岣� prahi峁噊峁 yatra 迟补谤补蝉腻 tat s膩dhay膩mo vayam ||
(ii) This furious sentiment is expressed in the description of 碍腻尘补诲补丑补苍补 (VI.37)[1], in the description of 痴墨谤补bhadra destroying 顿补办峁测补箩帽补 (VII.13)[2] and in the narration of other episodes related to 艢颈惫补 and 笔腻谤惫补迟墨.
(iii) When the war between 闯墨惫补 and 驰补办峁腻 had become vigorous, the hero's sufferings from the 痴腻迟补-oriented diseases become unbearable. The power of 痴腻迟补 is such that when in fury, it turns into 肠补峁囜笉补尘腻谤耻迟补 and creates havoc all over; this is expressed in the following verse exhibiting Raudrarasa.
The violent wind as it blows ferociously dislocates the stars, disperses the clouds in the sky and dissects them into tiny pieces; crushes the lofty peaks of the mountains and scatters them on the earth; it dries out the ocean and uproots the trees and throws them into the sky (VI.50):
t膩r膩cy膩vayitu峁� dhan膩n vikiritu峁� k峁泃v膩rkat奴lopam膩n
bhitv膩 p膩tayitu峁� bhuvi k峁tibh峁泃膩峁� tu峁単膩ni 艣峁涐箙g膩峁噄 ca |
蝉补诲测补岣� 艣o峁yitu峁� samudramavan墨峁� kartu峁� tu p膩峁僺v膩tman膩
dr膩gunm奴lya ca bh奴ruh膩n bhramayitu峁� 艣akto bhavatyambare ||
Footnotes and references:
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[2]:
VII.13:
艣奴l膩grak峁tadak峁ka峁囜弓harudhirai岣� 艣o峁噀 ra峁嘺pr膩峁単a峁噀 k墨r峁噊 dantaga峁嘺艣cape峁璦dalit膩darkasya vaktr膩ntar膩t |
v墨ra艣r墨karap墨岣峚notsavavidh膩vetasya vai艣v膩naraprak峁ptojjvalal膩javibhramakaro n膩loki lokena kim ||