Satirical works of Kshemendra (study)
by Arpana Devi | 2017 | 60,954 words
This page relates 鈥楢nuprasa (Alliteration)鈥� part of the study on the Satirical works of Kshemendra: an 11th century poet from Kashmir, who composed three satirical works. Kshemendra himself says that in composing the satirical works his only motive is to reform the mindset of the people.鈥擧e exposes all the vices and follies prevailing in the society with the intention to reform it.
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1.9. 础苍耻辫谤腻蝉补 (Alliteration)
础苍耻辫谤腻蝉补 or alliteration is also a 艣补产诲腻濒补峁僰腻谤补. The alliteration of words to bring about melody in verses is a common tool of poets. 础苍耻辫谤腻蝉补 consists in the harmonic repetition of the same sounds in a verse or in a series of verses by means of the same letters. According to 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 碍补惫颈谤腻箩补, a similarity of sounds, not withstanding a difference in the vowels, is called 础苍耻辫谤腻蝉补.[1] In the 碍补濒腻惫颈濒腻蝉补, in the verse yatra trinayananayana[2] 鈥︹�︹�︹��.., there is alliteration of the consonants in trinayana and nayana, jvalana and 箩惫腻濒腻. The verse is an example of 颁丑别办腻苍耻辫谤腻蝉补.[3]
In the 顿别艣辞辫补诲别艣补, in the verse, 箩补苍补辫耻峁噛补颈[4] 鈥︹�︹�︹��.., there is the repetition of the consonants in 办补峁卥腻濒墨 and b膩la办补峁卥腻濒墨.
In the 狈补谤尘补尘腻濒腻, in the verse, s膩 v膩c膩lav膩c膩lam膩l膩[5] 鈥︹�︹�︹��., there is the repetition of the consonants in v膩c膩la and v膩c膩la, kala and kala. A few more examples of 础苍耻辫谤腻蝉补 are found in the works.[6]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
补苍耻辫谤腻蝉补岣� 艣abdas膩mya峁� vai峁mye鈥檖i svarasya yat/
厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 , X. 3
[2]:
5. 碍补濒腻惫颈濒腻蝉补 , I.4
[3]:
cheko vya帽janasa峁単hasya sak峁泃s膩myamanekadh膩/
厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 ,X.3
[4]:
顿别艣辞辫补诲别艣补 IV.9
[5]:
狈补谤尘补尘腻濒腻 II.62
[6]:
碍补濒腻惫颈濒腻蝉补 , I. 9; III.15; VIII.22 etc. 顿别艣辞辫补诲别艣补 , VI.45, VII.31; VIII.12 etc. 狈补谤尘补尘腻濒腻 , I.91,135,II.,107; III.23 etc.