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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Its cantos should be eight or more, and should be continuously filled
with sentiments and charming figures of speech.
The cantos should not be too long, should be well set with metres
pleasing to the ears, and it should end in a different metre.
The virtues of the hero should be first described and then his victory
over his rivals, whose qualities should be also be narrated.
It should be named after the poet, or the story, or the hero or
someone else; similarly the cantos may be named after the
happening contained in them respectively.
A canto should generally deal with one incident only and should hint
at the end the incident of the following canto.
The hero need not be necessarily one only; and there may be many
more of the same dynasty.
10) It should contain censure of the wicked and the praise of the good.
11) Even if, any of these are wanting, still it does become acceptable as
a Mah膩k膩vya if the structure of its parts is pleasing.
12) It should be simple, easy to understand and imparting advice to the
readers.
In his introduction to Gadyarukmi峁嚹沘vijaya Dr. D.N. Shanbhag's
critical remark may be noted here: "A perusal of these various characteristics
laid down by these three oft-quoted rhetoricians will make it clear that
there is remarkable flexibility and not rigidity in following these various
requirements. And it should be like that. Because, in the world of
poetry the poet alone is the supreme creator, preserver and destroyer.5
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Read : i) 啶呧お啶距ぐ啷� 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶じ啶傕じ啶距ぐ啷� 啶曕さ啶苦ぐ啷囙啶� 啶啶班啶距お啶むた啶� 啷�
啶ぅ啶距じ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶班啶氞い啷� 啶掂た啶多啶掂 啶むぅ啷堗さ 啶ぐ啶苦さ啶班啶むい啷� 啷むイ
啶多啶權啶椸ぞ啶班 啶氞啶む啶曕さ啶苦 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶 啶溹ぞ啶む 啶班じ啶く啶� 啶溹啶む 啷�
啶� 啶忇さ 啶掂啶むぐ啶距啶多啶氞啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶班じ啶� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啶啶� 啶むい啷� ||
啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啷囙い啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠお啶� 啶氞啶むえ啶掂啷嵿啷囙い啶ㄠぞ啶ㄠ啶啷囙い啶ㄠさ啶む 啷�
啶掂啶さ啶灌ぞ啶班く啶むた 啶ぅ啷囙し啷嵿啶� 啶膏啶曕さ啶苦 啶曕ぞ啶掂啶 啶膏啶掂い啶ㄠ啶む啶班い啶ぞ ||
[ap膩re k膩vyasa峁僺膩re kavireka岣� praj膩pati岣� |
yath膩smai rocate vi艣va峁� tathaiva parivartate ||
艣峁涐箙g膩r墨 cetkavi岣� k膩vye j膩ta峁� rasamaya峁� jagat |
sa eva v墨tar膩ga艣cenn膩rasa峁� sarvameva tat ||
bh膩v膩nacetan膩napi cetanavaccetan膩nyacetanavat |
vyavah膩rayati yathe峁ａ弓a峁� sukavi岣� k膩vye svatantratay膩 ||
] Anandavardhana, Ed. K. Krishnamurthy, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 1974., p.250
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