Essay name: Paumacariya (critical study)
Author:
K. R. Chandra
Affiliation: Research institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa Vaishali
This is a critical study of the Paumacariya: the earliest Jain version of Rama's life story, written in Prakrit by Vimalasuri dating to the 4th century AD. In this text, Rama (referred to as Padma) is depicted with lotus-like eyes and a blooming face. The Paumacariya places emphasis on the human aspects of characters rooted in Jain values, contrasting with the divine portrayal in Valmiki鈥檚 version.
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LITERARY EVALUATION 601 examples of 艢峁沶g膩r膩bhasa. Simply the conventional stages of love
sickness have been mechanically produced, therefore, they do not touch
the deeper chords of our hearts.
Sentiment of Pity:-In the PCV there are many spots where the
effects of Pathos have been brought out.
At 29.20.29 the old Ka帽cuki of Da艣aratha gives a vivid and
pictursque description of his own decrepitude with striking similes.
He is like an old and worn out cart, his eyes deceive him like selfish
friends, his ears are like disobedient sons, his teeth have fallen down
like the seeds of a gourd, his arms are like the trunks of elephants
hardly able to raise food to his mouth. his legs cannot carry him fast
because they are like unfaithful wives and above all he has got none to
rely on except his walking stick. This pitiable condition of the
chamberlain stirs the heart of Dasaratha for old age with all its pity is
bound to come to him also鹿.
At 16.1-9 A帽jana's silent and isolated suffering is described. She
has been deserted by her husband for years together. She is burning in
her lonely anguish. Her life is dull and monotonous. Her plight
moves the readers to pity.
She has been
At 78. 1-6 Aparajita's suffering is described. She has
separated from her dear son R膩ma. Her mental unrest verges on to
insanity. Sometimes she fixes her hollow gaze on the streets, then
again she speaks to the crow asking it to carry her message to R膩ma,
1. 啶忇く啶� 啶溹ぐ啶距 啶呧啶椸, 啶啷嵿 啶曕く啶� 啶掂た啶椸く啶︵お啷嵿お啶夃啷嵿啶距す啶� 啷�
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啶む啶班え啷嵿い啶膏啶� 啶掂た 啶оぃ啶苦く啶�, 啶� 啶掂す啶� 啶ぐ啶苦啷佮ぃ啷嵿ぃ啶膏く啶∴ 啶� 啷�
[eya峁� jar膩e a峁僩a峁�, majjha kaya峁� vigayadappaucch膩ha峁� |
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turantassa vi dha峁噄ya峁�, na vahai pariju峁囜箛asaya岣峚峁� va ||
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啶溹 啶嗋じ啶� 啶啷嵿き 啶ㄠく啶｀ぞ, 啶膏ぞ啶た啶� 啶あ啶 啶掂た啶ぞ啶班う啶苦啷嵿啶苦げ啷嵿げ啶� |
啶む 啶掂た 啶� 啶� 啶︵啶灌お啷囙す啷�, 啶膏啶 啶溹ぞ啶ぞ 啶曕啶た啶む啶� 啶掂啶� 啷�
啶曕ぃ啷嵿ぃ啶� 啶掂た 啶あ啶さ啶ぃ啶�, 啶ㄠた啶膏啶｀え啷嵿い啶� 啶ぎ啷嵿ぎ啶｀ 啶た 啶夃げ啷嵿げ啶距が啶� 啷�
啶む啶膏 啶す啶 啶た 啶膏う啷嵿う啶�, 啶� 啶膏啶｀え啷嵿い啶� 啶す啷� 啶︵啶啶む啶� 啶掂啶� 啷�
啶溹啶樴ぞ 啶掂た啶� 啶啷嵿啶�, 啶嗋じ啶� 啶啶班ぞ 啶氞げ啶｀啶ぃ 啶︵啷嵿啶距ぎ啷嵿ぐ啷� 啷�
啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶班ぃ啶距く啶む啶むぞ, 啶膏啶 啶溹す 啶︵啶熰啶犩ぎ啶灌た啶侧ぞ啶� ||
啶ㄠさ啶班 啶氞た啶� 啶灌た啶啶熰啶犩ぞ, 啶︵啶ぞ 啶掂た啶� 啶ㄠぐ啶掂 啶す啶� 啶侧啷嵿啷� 啷�
啶溹ぞ 啶曕啶｀ 啶啶班さ啶熰啶犩ぎ啷嵿き啶�, 啶樴啶侧え啷嵿い啶掂た啶掂じ啷佮え啷嵿い 啶︵啶灌じ啷嵿じ 啷�
啶む啶班え啷嵿い啶膏啶� 啶� 啶呧啶�, 啶曕ぎ啷嵿お啶� 啶す啷佮げ啶� 啶灌さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶ㄠ啶膏ぞ啶膏ぞ 啷�
啶栢啷� 啶� 啶膏ぎ啷佮お啶溹啶溹, 啶椸 啶掂た 啶え啷嵿う啶� 啶膏ぎ啷佮さ啷嵿さ啶灌 ||
啶曕い啷嵿い啷� 啶氞啶氞た啶� 啶掂啷嵿啷囙さ啷�, 啶膏ぞ啶た啶� 啶多啶班す啶 啶溹ぐ啶距 啶ぐ啶苦啶灌た啶多啶班 啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶｀ぞ 啶む啶溹啶� 啶忇え啷嵿い啷�, 啶囙ぎ啶距 啶掂啶侧ぞ啶� 啶膏啶い啷嵿い啷� 啷� 啷ㄠガ.啷ㄠエ-啷ㄠク
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[je 膩si majbha naya峁嚹�, s膩miya pa岣峢ama峁� viy膩radi峁弓hill膩 |
te vi ya na d墨hapeh墨, sa峁僷ai j膩y膩 kumitta vva ||
ka峁囜箛膩 vi pa岣峢amavaya峁嘺峁�, nisu峁嘺nt膩 mamma峁嘺峁� pi ull膩ba峁� |
tesu mahaya峁� pi sadda峁�, na su峁嘺nti pah奴 duputta vva ||
ja峁僩h膩 viya majjha峁�, 膩si pur膩 cala峁嘺gama峁嘺 dacch膩mro |
n膩ha pra峁嚹亂att膩, sa峁僷ai jaha du峁弓hamahil膩o ||
navara峁� ciya hiyai峁弓h膩, daiy膩 viva narava墨 maha峁� la峁弓h墨 |
j膩 ku峁嘺i prava峁弓hambha峁�, ghulantavivasunta dehassa ||
turantassa ya a峁僩a, kampai bahul膩 havanti n墨s膩s膩 |
khe啷� ya samupajjai, ga墨 vi manda峁� samuvvahai ||
katto cciya vakkhevo, s膩miya 艣rahaya峁� jar膩e parigahi艣ro |
pr膩峁嚹� tujjha ento, im膩e vel膩e sa峁僷atto || 26.22-29
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