Malatimadhava (study)
by Jintu Moni Dutta | 2017 | 52,468 words | ISBN-10: 8120813057 | ISBN-13: 9788120813052
This page relates 鈥榁ira Rasa (The Heroic Sentiment)鈥� from the English study on the Malatimadhava of Bhavabhuti:鈥擜 Prakarana type of Drama in ten acts revolving around the love-story of Malati (from Padm膩vat墨) and Madhava (from Vidarbha). This study discusses the history of its author and the literary, social, religious, historical and cultural aspects of the Malatimadhava.
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Part 1.3d - 痴墨谤补 Rasa (The Heroic Sentiment)
The 痴墨谤补 rasa or heroic sentiment relates to the superior type of persons and has 耻迟蝉腻丑补 or energy as its basis. This is created by 惫颈产丑腻惫补蝉 or determinants such as presence of mind, perseverance, diplomacy, discipline, military strength, aggressiveness, reputation of might, influence . 础苍耻产丑腻惫补蝉 of this rasa are firmness, patience, heroism, charity, diplomacy etc and contentment, judgement, pride, agitation, energy, ferocity, indignation, remembrance, horripilation are its 惫测补产丑颈肠腻谤颈产丑腻惫补蝉.[1]
In the 3rd act of the 惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补, 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 spontaneously delineates 痴墨谤补 rasa through the gallant deeds of Makaranda where he rescues the very life of Madayantik膩 from the clutches of the tiger.[2] Again, in the 5th act 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 has delineated 痴墨谤补 rasa in the context of 惭腻诲丑补惫补 and 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补 where 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补 has lifted his weapon in order to kill 惭腻濒补迟墨 but at that very moment 惭腻诲丑补惫补 appears there and snatches away 惭腻濒补迟墨 by his fore-arm.Thus, 惭腻诲丑补惫补 exhibits his heroism by saving the life of 惭腻濒补迟墨 from the hands of 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补.
In the verse 尘补谤补峁嘺蝉补尘补测别 迟测补办迟惫腻 艣补峁卥腻峁� 辫谤补濒腻辫补苍颈谤驳补濒补尘............[3] etc 惭腻诲丑补惫补 tries to avert the fear of death from 惭腻濒补迟墨鈥檚 mind by expressing his valour.
Moreover, in the verse 惫测腻驳丑谤腻驳丑谤腻迟补尘峁沢颈办峁沺腻办耻濒补尘.....................[4] etc. the expression of extreme cruelty of 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补 towards 惭腻诲丑补惫补 is found. 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补 says that he would cut off the body of 惭腻诲丑补惫补 by a stroke of his sword as he has fallen in to his clutches who is fond of killing.
In the same manner, by the verse dhairayam nidhehi h峁沝aye...................[5] etc 惭腻诲丑补惫补 expresses his valour to 惭腻濒补迟墨. Here, the enemy, 础驳丑辞谤补驳丑补峁囜弓补 is the main exciting cause i.e. 腻濒补尘产补苍补惫颈产丑腻惫补, the action of that enemy is the 耻诲诲墨辫补苍补惫颈产丑腻惫补, the valour of 惭腻诲丑补惫补 is the 补苍耻产丑腻惫补, 惭腻诲丑补惫补鈥檚 anger is the 惫测补产丑颈肠腻谤颈产丑腻惫补. Hence, the verse is an example of 痴墨谤补 rasa.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
atha 惫墨谤辞苍腻尘补耻迟迟补尘补辫谤补办峁沬迟颈谤耻迟蝉腻丑腻迟尘补办补岣�/
sa c膩 sa峁僶h膩dhyavas膩yanayavina yavala par膩krama艣aktiprat膩pa prabh膩v膩dibhirvibh膩vairutpadyate /
tasya sth膩yiryadhairya 艣orya 迟测腻驳补 vai艣膩rady膩dibhir补苍耻产丑腻惫补irabhinaya岣� prayoktavya岣�
bh膩v膩sc膩sya dh峁泃imati garv膩vegaugry膩mar峁sm峁泃irom膩帽c膩daya岣� /
狈腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补,VI.p.324
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