The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa
by Dhrubajit Sarma | 2015 | 94,519 words
This page relates 鈥淎lamkara (4): Samasokti or speech of brevity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 5d - Ala峁僰膩ra (4): 厂补尘腻蝉辞办迟颈 or speech of brevity
When the behaviour of another is ascribed to the subject of description, from a sameness of (i) action, (ii) sex or gender, or (iii) attribute, the figure is 厂补尘腻蝉辞办迟颈.[1] 惭补峁卥丑补办补 beautifully uses this figure to add grace to his poem. In the 艢谤墨办补峁囜弓丑补肠补谤颈迟补, the Nature shares human joys and sorrows and thereby 惭补峁卥丑补办补鈥檚 expertise in personification comes to light. In the verse, dig诲补办峁峁嚹乺ka峁� na[2] 鈥︹��, it has been stated that the 诲补办峁峁嚹� dik i.e. the south direction becomes unable to leave the sun, the hero, which becomes low rayed due to union and he stays there in 诲补办峁峁嚹亂ana for six months. Herein the behaviour of an amorous couple has been ascribed to the sun and the south direction, which is the subject of description. This has been done from the sameness of sex and attribute, as also observed by Jonar膩ja.[3] A few more examples of 厂补尘腻蝉辞办迟颈 are found in the 艢谤墨办补峁囜弓丑补肠补谤颈迟补.[4]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
sam膩sokti岣� samairyatra k膩ryali峁単avi艣e峁nai岣�/
vyavah膩rasam膩ropa岣� prastute鈥檔yasya vastuna岣�// S膩hityadarpa峁嘺., X. 56
[2]:
dig诲补办峁峁嚹乺ka峁� na 艣a艣膩ka h膩tu峁� tatsa峁僩ata岣� so鈥檖i sad膩lpat膩pa岣�/
paraspara峁� ki峁� nu tayostad膩n墨峁� na vedm墨 ka岣� pai艣unam膩cac膩ra// 艢谤墨办补峁囜弓丑补肠补谤颈迟补., VI. 9
[3]:
li峁単avi艣e峁Ｄ乨vi艣e峁峁嘺s膩my膩cca digarkayo岣� k膩mukamithunavyavah膩raprat墨ti岣�/
Ibid., VI. 9, page 76
[4]:
cf. 艢谤墨办补峁囜弓丑补肠补谤颈迟补., V. 23, 28; VI. 2, 13, 16, 55, 60, 65, 74; VII. 13; VIII. 53; IX. 25; X. 4, 10, 11, 12; XIV. 10, 68; XV.18; XXIII. 6