Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Shringara-rasa鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
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Analysis of 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补-rasa
The dramatist has presented the 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补谤补蝉补 also in this play in which the hero aims to procure a healthy body and through that liberation from 蝉补峁僺腻谤补产补苍诲丑补. However, wherever this rasa has been applied, it is done so by the author in a lovely and pleasing manner.
(i) In the second Act of the play, 碍腻蝉补, carrying a message from 驰补办峁腻 to P膩峁嘾u, unexpectedly finds the presence of his newly married second wife Chardi, on the stage. Expressing his surprise, he admires her presence and recollects the romantic moments he had had with her.[1]
(ii) At the end of the 艢耻诲诲丑补 Vi峁hambha, with which the third Act opens,voices of the bards are heard announcing the onset of dawn and the moonset; both the verses[2] have the tinge of 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补. The third verse describing men and women waking up after a happy night, is a fine presentation of 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补谤补蝉补.[3]
(iii) A painting on the side wall of the royal path exhibits lovers in embrace; the description of the painting and its effect on the passers by presents a fine sample of 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补谤补蝉补.[4]
(iv) The delineation of a young lady inviting a way-farer who had been bowled over by her beauty, to a cool resting place in the nearby river bank, is a good sample for this rasa.[5]
(v) In the fourth Act, the king with his queen visit the royal garden for swing-sport. They enjoy the beauty of nature in and around that place and the description of natural scenary are intertwined with 艢峁涐箙驳腻谤补谤补蝉补.[6]
In this very serious philosophical and allegorical play, the skillful dramatist creates some occasions to highlight erotic sentiment. For this he utilizes the suitable natural descriptions too which makes the readers appreciate them much.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
II.2-3:
prav膩la尘峁沝耻l膩dharaprakarac膩rubimbaprabh膩 h峁泃膩h峁泃avilocan膩峁anavi艣e峁d峁浥泍膩nan膩 |
mayurapadakasphuratka峁環inatu峁単ap墨tastan墨 tara峁単ayati 办补耻迟耻办补峁� taru峁噄ma艣riy膩 cetasi ||
艣lathajaladharaj膩la艣li峁ａ弓as艣墨t膩峁兣泆bimb膩n 膩bhinavamukur膩virbh奴tamukt膩kadamb膩n |
darataralitacakradvandvakhelanm峁涐箛膩l膩n viva艣ah峁沝ayamasy膩 vibhram膩n膩nvabh奴vam ||
[2]:
III. 4:
patyavasta峁� vrajati vigalacca峁ar墨k膩峁an膩艣ru峁� tr膩s膩nm墨laddalad峁浥沘mito r膩gamarka岣� kare峁嘺 |
dr膩g膩li峁卥edapi kumudin墨mityapany膩ya艣a峁卥墨 k奴k奴艣abda峁� vis峁沯ati jav膩t kukku峁璦岣奴rvameva ||
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[5]:
IV.7:
y奴n膩 sasp峁沨ad峁浥泍am膩nakabar墨bh膩rorup墨nastan墨 p膩nthen膩dhvani 艣膩ligopavanit膩 艣奴nye sphuradyauvan膩 |
膩sann膩峁� nibir墨sav膩ra峁嘺bus膩patr膩pan墨t膩tap膩m膩r膩mak峁tim膩pag膩ta峁璦gat膩峁� s膩k奴tam膩lokate ||
[6]:
IV. 28-29:
kr墨岣峚峁ikk墨radantak峁tavivaragalann膩liker膩mbudh膩r膩sa峁僷奴r峁嚹乿膩lapupyatphala岣峚hukadal墨d膩岣峣m墨m膩tulu峁単膩 |
sa峁僷u峁atp奴gap膩l墨parimalamilitotphullam膩latyuda峁atsaurabhy膩ghr膩峁嘺labhya艣rama艣apathik膩 seyam膩r膩mas墨m膩 ||
kuravakakalik膩 vilokam膩ne taru峁嘺pike 尘峁沝耻 驳腻测补迟颈 dvirephe |
苍补峁璦迟颈 kila muhu岣� k峁泃opade艣膩 malayamah墨dhrabhavena m膩rutena ||