Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楻ajashekhara鈥檚 concepts of the Universe鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).
Part 8.1 - 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补鈥檚 concepts of the Universe
In the begaining of seventeen chapters of K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 discussed the different opinion about the divisions of the universe.
C.f.
(i) 箩补驳补箩箩补驳补诲别办补诲别艣腻艣肠补 诲别艣补岣� | 鈥渄y膩v膩p峁泃hivy膩tmakameka峁� jagat鈥� ityeke |
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 89
The universe is a single one inclusive of both 鈥�顿测耻岣�鈥� and 鈥�笔峁泃丑颈惫墨鈥�. Thus says that:
鈥�halamagu balasyaiko'na峁卾膩nharasya na 濒腻峁単补濒补峁�
kramaparimit膩 bh奴mirvi峁ａ箛orna gaurna ca l膩峁単alam |
pravahati k峁涐梗irn膩dy膩pye峁Ｄ佱箖 dvit墨yagava峁� 惫颈苍腻
jagati sakale ned峁沢d峁涐梗峁璦峁� daridraku 峁璾 mbakam || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 89
(ii) 鈥渄ivasp峁泃hivyau dve 箩补驳补迟墨 ityapare 触鈥�
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 89
The universe is two as 鈥�顿测耻岣�鈥� and 鈥�笔峁泃丑颈惫墨鈥�.
Thus says in quite change of 鈥榗腻蝉测补鈥� Instead of 鈥�惫腻蝉测补鈥� in the 碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补 of 叠丑腻尘补丑补 as:
鈥�谤奴峁嘺诲诲丑颈 谤辞诲补蝉墨 v膩 (c膩)sya y膩vatk墨rttirana艣var墨 |
迟腻惫补迟办颈濒腻测补尘补诲丑测腻蝉迟别 蝉耻办峁泃墨 vaibudha峁� padam || 鈥�- 碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补 of Bhamaha: Ch- 1/7
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90(iii) 鈥渟vargyamartyap膩t膩labhed膩ttr墨峁噄 jaganti ityeke 触鈥�
And,
鈥�t膩nyeva bh奴rbhuva岣va岣モ�� ityanye 触鈥�
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
There are three types of world i.e.
- Svargaloka (haven),
- Martyaloka (human world) and
- 笔腻迟腻濒补濒辞办补 (nether world).
Sometimes they are known by the name:
- 叠丑奴岣�,
- 叠丑奴惫补岣� and
- 厂惫补岣�.
Thus also says quoted as an example from 鈥榲ar峁嘺艣le 峁鈥� in the
厂补谤补蝉惫补迟墨办补峁囜弓丑腻惫补谤补峁嘺 as:
鈥�tvameva deva p膩t膩lam膩艣膩n膩峁� tva峁� nibandhanam |
tva峁� c膩maramar奴dbh奴mire ko lokatray膩yase || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
(iv) 鈥渕补丑补谤箩补苍补蝉迟补辫补岣补迟测补尘颈迟测别迟补颈岣� saha sapta鈥� ityapare |
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
The number of worlds therefore seven is including with them:
Thus gives a description of the place of king 贬补谤峁, the patron of 叠腻峁嘺产丑补峁弓补 as:
鈥�sa峁僺tambhin墨 p峁泃hunitambata峁璦irdharitry膩岣� sa峁僾膩hin墨 jalamuc膩峁� calake tuhastai岣�|
har峁sya saptabhuvanaprathitor奴k墨rtte岣� pr膩s膩dapa峁卥tiriyamucchikhar膩 vibh膩ti || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
(v) 鈥渢膩ni saptabhirv膩yuskandhai岣� saha caturda艣a鈥� iti ke cit |
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
Some says that,
鈥淭hese seven words along with seven divisions of winds together from fourteen worlds鈥�.
Thus, 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 incorporated from 痴腻尘补苍补鈥檚 碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补s奴峁璻a-惫峁泃迟颈 as:
鈥�niravadhi ca nir膩艣raya峁� ca yasya sthitamanivartitakautukaprapa帽cam |
prathama iha bhav膩ns奴karmam奴rtirjayati caturda艣alokavallika峁� da岣� || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
- 碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补s奴峁璻a-惫峁泃迟颈 of 痴腻尘补苍补: Ch-IV/3/32(vi) 鈥渢膩ni saptabhi岣� p膩t膩lai岣� sahaikavi峁兣沘ti岣モ�� iti ke cit |
- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
Another one thinks that, these fourteen worlds added with seven 笔腻迟腻濒补蝉 (nether worlds) makes the total number of worlds twenty-one.
Thus says:
鈥�丑补谤补丑腻蝉补丑补谤腻惫腻蝉补丑补谤补丑腻谤补苍颈产丑补辫谤补产丑腻岣� |
k墨rttayastava limpantu bhuvan膩nyekavi峁兣沘tim || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90
Then 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补 also recognized all these views and says that, collectively they are conceptualized as one but when extra-ordinarily conceptualized it becomes manifested in many forms.
C.f.
鈥�sarvamupapannam鈥� iti 测腻测腻惫补谤墨测补岣� |
avi艣e峁vivak峁Ｄ� yadekayati, vi艣e峁vivak峁Ｄ乼vanekayati |- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVII, Pp- 90