Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楥haracteristics of Shishira-kala (winter season)鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).
Part 8.12 - Characteristics of 艢颈艣颈谤补-办腻濒补 (winter season)
The 艢颈艣颈谤-办腻濒补 comes after the Hemanta-办腻濒补. In this time the nights being long and suitable for various kinds of amorous love-sport. No more grievance between hearts; understanding and intimate company bring more warmth than blanket. Cotton filled quilts are used for covering and lying on and coals and embers are used to heat all rooms. Only Kunda flowers flourish during this time while all others are destroyed. Fish take rest at the bottom level. The poor people are course in this time while rich persons are appreciating it very much. In the first half of day and the night fire seems to be pleasing like the anger of a now bride. Young couples lose in deep sleep and warmth embraced in this time.
In the works of 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 the description of 艢颈艣颈谤补-办腻濒补 is very rare. He took up this and described its effects in entirely.
The feature of 艢颈艣颈谤补 is mostly same with Hemanta-办腻濒补. In those both seasons Hemanta and 艢颈艣颈谤补, life retires from cold world outside to the interior of the homes, the endless resources of women revealing their personal charms natural and decorated. In this time the lovers are eating, drinking, playing and relaxing together.
The smoke emanating from the burning of dried cow-dung and ghi (clarified butter) is seems the sweet like the wrath of a newly-wed bride.
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鈥�abhinavavadh奴ro峁sv膩du岣� kar墨峁tan奴nap膩dasaralajan膩艣le 峁Ｅ玨rarastu峁Ｄ乺asam墨ra峁嘺岣� |
galitavibhavasy膩帽jev膩dya dyu啶� tarmas峁涐箛膩 ravervirahivanit膩vakraupamya峁� bibhartti 苍颈艣腻办补谤补岣� || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVIII, Pp- 101
The heat of sun becomes useless like the orders given by a poor person and the moon appears sullied and dark like the face of a separated mistress.