Essay name: Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study)
Author:
Pranesh R. Archak
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is a study and English summary of the the Ushaharana Kavya鈥攁n Sanskrit epic poem written by Trivikrama Pandita in the 13th century. The thesis highlights Trivikrama鈥檚 dual identity as a philosopher and poet, showcasing his profound contributions to Sanskrit literature, especially through the Usaharana.
Chapter 4 - Ushaharana-kavya as a Mahakavya鈥攋ustification
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Similarly, the union of U峁Ｄ� and Aniruddha is described in canto V
(69-77).
啶多え啷堗 啶多え啷� 啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶苦い啶曕ぎ啷嵿ぐ啶曕ぞ啶炧啶氞え啶啶班う啷�啶啶む啶距啷嵿啷�啶ぃ啶苦ぎ啶炧啶溹啶侧ぞ啶班さ啶� 啷�
啶き啷傕さ 啶むじ啷嵿く啶� 啶ぃ啶苦い啶膏啶掂え啶距え啷嵿い啶班 啶溹く啶距く 啶溹た啶粪啶｀啶班啶溹啶︵啶ㄠ啶え啶� 啷� [艣anai岣� 艣anai kampitakamrak膩帽canaprad墨ptak膩帽c墨ma峁噄ma帽jul膩rava岣� |
babh奴va tasy膩 ma峁噄tasvan膩ntare jay膩ya ji峁ａ箛orjagadajanmana岣� || ] Ibid., (V.75)
Delineation is full of amorous touch.
12. The birth of a son is described in canto I ( 68-101), in canto IV
(12-14 ) and again in canto IV (54-55). The poet exclaims that the entire
mankind became very much delighted at the birth of K峁涐梗峁嘺.
啶氞ぐ啶距啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶き啷傕い啶� 啶ぐ啶ぞ啶傕い啶班ぎ啷� 啷�
啶掂た啶曕ぞ啶膏 啶溹え啶ぞ啶ぞ啶� 啶曕啶粪啶｀啶ㄠ啶ぎ啶灌啶む啶膏さ啶� || [car膩car膩峁嚹佱箖 bh奴t膩n膩mabh奴ta峁� param膩峁僼aram |
vik膩sa峁� janay膩m膩sa k峁涐梗峁嘺janmamahotsava岣� || ] Ibid., (I.98)
Rukmi峁嚹� gave birth to Pradyumna
啶ㄠ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶膏啶班い啶膏啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ㄠぞ 啶多啷嵿く啶む 啶啶掂た 啶溹え啶膏啶� 啶ぞ啶︵啶多 啷�
啶啶� 啶︵啷嵿ぇ啶掂お啷佮し啷嬥そ啶た 啶ㄠ啶むえ啶� 啶班啶ぎ啶距さ啶苦ぐ啶さ啶ㄠ啶え啷嬥き啷佮さ啶� || [nai峁 tasya suratasya var峁嘺n膩 艣akyate bhuvi janasya m膩d峁浥沘岣� |
yena dagdhavapu峁'pi n奴tana峁� r奴pam膩virabhavanmanobhuva岣� || ] Ibid., ( IV. 12)
Though being burnt to ashes by Lord Siva, Manmatha manifests
with a new and attractive form.
Then Rukmavat墨 gave birth to Aniruddha :
啶班啶曕啶さ啶む啶ぐ啶｀た啶椸啶氞ぐ啶膏啶むい啷� 啶啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶� 啶掂た啶げ啷囙え 啶ぞ啶掂啶� 啷�
啶む啶� 啶膏う啷嵿く 啶夃お啶距う啶� 啶︵ぞ啶班啶� 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶曕い啶じ啶距 啶掂た啶︵ぞ啶班 || [rukmavatyara峁噄gocarastato yajvaneva vimalena p膩vaka岣� |
tena sadya up膩di d膩raka岣� pratyan墨katamas膩峁� vid膩raka || ] Ibid., (IV.54)
Just as Agni is produced from Ara峁噄 (a piece of wood used for
kindling the sacred fire by attrition), Aniruddha is born.
13. The consultation with the ministers occurs in canto II (24-35)
and again in canto VI (7-23).
In consequence of K膩layavana's attack on Mathur膩, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺
consulted His Yadava-ministers in Sudharma hall to arrive at stratagic
actions against the enemy. K峁涐梗峁嘺 as a statesman unfolds the truth.
啶膏啶啶班啶粪ぞ啶｀ぞ啶お啶� 啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷傕お啷嵿く啶� 啶多い啷嵿ぐ啷佮啷嵿し啶ぞ啶啶く啶苦啷嬥そ啶啶啶ぞ啶 啷�
啶嗋啶膏啶た啶曕 啶ぞ啶班啶椸さ啶苦ぎ啶班啶多す啷�啶ㄠぞ 啶ㄠ啶掂ぞ啶た啶啶むた啶� 啶啶班が啶侧啶粪 啶多啷嵿く啶� || [supauru峁Ｄ佱箛膩mapi sannir奴pya岣� 艣atruk峁y膩yaupayiko'bhyup膩ya岣� |
膩kasmik墨 m膩rgavimar艣ah墨n膩 naiv膩bhibh奴ti岣� prabale峁 艣aky膩 || ] Ibid., ( II.25)
