Essay name: Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study)
Author:
Manisha Misra
Affiliation: Utkal University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay contains an English study of the Gita-Govinda by Jayadeva and the “Kishore Chandrananda Champu� by Kabisurya Baladev. The Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit Kavya poem of 12th century composed by Jayadeva whereas The “Kishore Chandrananda Champu� was written in the 18th century and was intended for a connection between the medieval poetry and modern literature.
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INTRODUCTION 01. The goal of research is to establish the truth, to establish means to discover or to re-discover. The word 'search' means 'to discover', so the secret of progress is research. Therefore, it is a process of search of sources, materials and documents that are available but unexplored. Research is popularly known as śodha, gaveṣaṇ� and saṃśodhanam etc. in Sanskrit. The literal meaning of these terms is 'refinement', 'quest' and rectification respectively. The whole idea of research thus represents a theme in which there is a systematic structure of investigation which points to the advancement of knowledge in different shapes. In other words research is an intensive epistemic process that results in some sort of representation. Odisha is rich in historical heritage. As a state yielding large number of inscriptions as well as a good number of ritualistic and creative literatures, it occupies an important place in the epigraphic and literacy map of India. Odisha is known to outside for her great heritage permeated through Sanskrit language. From a good number of Sanskrit inscriptions of Odisha covering a period between 400 A.D. and 1500 A.D., it is relevant that the Sanskrit scholars and poets were proficient in various branches of Sanskrit literature. 0.2 A brief account of Gitagovinda (Gg) and Kiśoracandrānandacampū (KCC) Man is a cultural being. A human being is known through his cultural pursuits. Bhartṛhari has distinguished a man from an animal. He has distinctively categorized the artistic revedation of the human being into three 1
