The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa
by Dhrubajit Sarma | 2015 | 94,519 words
This page relates 鈥淕una or the quality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 3 - 骋耻峁嘺 or the quality
骋耻峁嘺 (quality or merit) is an important characteristic feature of a poem. The 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 holds that 驳耻峁嘺 or excellences are to rasa or flavour, the essence of poetry, what heroism and the like are to soul.[1] 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 writes in the commentary that as heroism and the like are designated by the term merit, in as much as they cause the exaltation of the soul viewed essentially, so in like manner, are sweetness and the like, which are the qualities or particular modes of flavour, the essence of poetry. It is these attributes of flavour that constitute the claim to the designation of poetry, of a composition communicating its essence, viz. relish.[2]
Regarding the quantity of the 驳耻峁嘺s, Bharata states that there are ten 驳耻峁嘺s viz.
- 艢濒别峁,
- 笔谤补蝉腻诲补,
- 厂补尘补迟腻,
- 厂补尘腻诲丑颈,
- 惭腻诲丑耻谤测补,
- 翱箩补岣�,
- 厂补耻办耻尘腻谤测补,
- Arthavyakti,
- 鲍诲腻谤补迟腻
- and 碍腻苍迟颈.[3]
顿补峁囜笉颈苍 also accepts that the ten 驳耻峁嘺s are the life of Vaidarbh墨r墨ti. 痴腻尘补苍补 refers to these ten 驳耻峁嘺s.[4] Howevere, 鲍诲产丑补峁璦, in his 碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉腻谤补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 (碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉腻谤补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补), mentions only about three 驳耻峁嘺s.[5] 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 too states that there are three 驳耻峁嘺s viz. 惭腻诲丑耻谤测补, 翱箩补岣� and 笔谤补蝉腻诲补.[6] They are the cause of excellence to the rasa.[7] 惭补尘尘补峁璦 is, also of the opinion that the 驳耻峁嘺s are three in number, not ten527 as stated by 痴腻尘补苍补 and others.
[1. 惭腻诲丑耻谤测补]
[2. 翱箩补岣�]
[3. 笔谤补蝉腻诲补]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
rasasy膩峁単itvam膩ptasya dharm膩岣� 艣aury膩dayo yath膩/
gu峁嚹佱弗// Ibid., VIII. 1
[2]:
yath膩 khalva峁単itvam膩ptasy膩tmana utkar峁hetutv膩cchaury膩dayo 驳耻峁嘺艣abdav膩cy膩岣� tath膩/k膩vye鈥欋箙gitvam膩ptasya rasasya dharm膩岣� svarupavi艣e峁Ｄ� m膩dhury膩dayo鈥檖i/
svasamarpakapadasandarbhasyak膩vyavyapade艣asyaupayik膩nugu峁噛abh膩ja ityartha岣�/
Ibid., VIII, page 734
[3]:
艣le峁岣� pras膩dha岣� samat膩 sam膩dhim膩dhuryamoja岣�/
padasaukum膩rya峁� arthasya ca vyaktirud膩rat膩 ca/
k膩nti艣ca k膩vye峁 gu峁嚹佱弗 da艣aito鈥︹�� // N膩峁瓂a艣膩stra., XVII. 95
[4]:
oja岣ras膩da艣le峁mat膩sam膩dhim膩dhuryasaukum膩ryod膩rat膩rthavyaktik膩ntayo bandhagu峁嚹佱弗/
K膩vy膩la峁僰膩ras奴trav峁泃ti., III. 2-4
[5]:
gu峁嚹佱弗 k膩vyasya m膩dhuryauja岣� pras膩dalak峁峁嚹佱弗/
碍腻惫测腻濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉腻谤补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补, III. 1. 4
[6]:
m膩dhuryamojo鈥檛ha iti te tridh膩/
厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺., VIII. 1
[7]:
utkar峁hetava岣� prokt膩 gu峁嚹乴a峁僰膩rar墨taya岣�/
Ibid., I. 3
527 m膩dhuryyauja岣ras膩dakhy膩strayaste na punarda艣a/
K膩vyaprak膩艣a., VIII