The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa
by Dhrubajit Sarma | 2015 | 94,519 words
This page relates 鈥淩asa (11): Vatsala or parental affection鈥� as it appears in the case study regarding the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa. The Shrikanthacarita was composed by Mankhaka, sometimes during A.D. 1136-1142. The Mankhakosa or the Anekarthakosa is a kosa text of homonymous words, composed by the same author.
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Part 2k - Rasa (11): Vatsala or parental affection
Vatsala is accepted by Bharata and subsequently by 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 also, as the tenth rasa. The feeling of parental affection is the corresponding mood of this sentiment, while son and the like are the 腻濒补尘产补苍补蝉. The actions, learning, heroic brilliance and compassion of them are the 耻诲诲墨辫补苍补蝉, whereas, embrace, touching of the body, kissing on the head, gazing, delight, tears etc. are the 补苍耻产丑腻惫补蝉. Again, probable evil consequences, ecstasy, pride etc. are considered as the 惫测补产丑颈肠腻谤颈产丑腻惫补蝉.[1]
The V膩tsalyarasa or Vatsala is found to be delineated in canto XXV, in the verses, viz. 腻谤腻诲丑颈迟腻 产丑补驳补惫补迟墨[2] 鈥�.., 测补迟办腻惫测补谤补迟苍补尘耻辫补诲丑腻迟耻[3] 鈥�.., 迟补迟蝉补耻峁ａ弓丑补惫补惫测补蝉补苍颈[4] 鈥�.., dhanyastva峁� vinive艣itairbahutithai[5] 鈥�.., 测补肠肠丑谤墨尘补峁卥丑补办补[6] 鈥�.. and 膩r奴岣峢膩峁� parip膩ka[7] 鈥�...
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
sphu峁璦峁� camatk膩ritay膩 vatsala峁� ca rasa峁� vidu岣�/
sth膩y墨 vatsalat膩sneha岣� putr膩dy膩lambana峁� mata峁�/
udd墨pan膩ni tacce峁ａ弓膩 vidy膩艣auryaday膩daya岣�/
腻濒颈苍驳补苍腻峁単补蝉补峁僺辫补谤艣补艣颈谤补艣肠耻尘产补苍补尘墨办峁峁嘺峁�/
pulak膩nandab膩峁膩dy膩 anubh膩v膩岣� prak墨rtit膩岣�/
sa帽c膩ri峁噊鈥檔i峁ａ弓a艣a峁卥膩har峁garv膩dayo mat膩岣�// S膩hityadarpa峁嘺., III. 251-253
[2]:
Ibid., XXV. 136
[3]:
Ibid., XXV. 137
[4]:
Ibid., XXV. 138
[5]:
Ibid., XXV. 139
[6]:
Ibid., XXV. 140
[7]:
Ibid., XXV. 141