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Malatimadhava (study)

by Jintu Moni Dutta | 2017 | 52,468 words | ISBN-10: 8120813057 | ISBN-13: 9788120813052

This page relates ‘Madhurya Guna (sweetness)� from the English study on the Malatimadhava of Bhavabhuti:—A Prakarana type of Drama in ten acts revolving around the love-story of Malati (from Padmāvatī) and Madhava (from Vidarbha). This study discusses the history of its author and the literary, social, religious, historical and cultural aspects of the Malatimadhava.

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Part 4.3a - ܰⲹ Guṇa (sweetness)

Bharata opines that, it is ܰⲹ ṇa i.e. sweetness when a sentence is heard or repeated many times does not make bore.[1] According to Mammaṭabhaṭṭa, the ܰⲹ ṇa is the source of delight and the cause of melting in case of erotic sentiment.[2] վśٳ opines that in the case of the sentiments like Sambhoga śṛṅ, ṇa, Vipralambha śṛṅ and ŚԳٲ, ܰⲹ ṇa presents in an excessive degree.[3] According to , the ܰⲹ of 屹ⲹ consists in its being pleasing to the ear and in the use of a smaller number of compounds.[7] The suggestive of this excellence are the 貹ś (mute) consonants, with the exception of those of the ṭa group, combined with the last consonant of their group, the consonants ra and ṇa when short, expression free compounds, compounds of medium length and harmonious diction. All the consonants from k to m except ṭa, , ḍa and ḍh combined with the last letter of their respective groups are suggestive of sweetness.[8]

󲹱ūپ uses this quality in all the acts. The ܰⲹ ṇa is used in delineating the sentiments like Śṛṅ, ṇa and ŚԳٲ. The predominent sentiment of ī󲹱 is Śṛṅ. This ṇa found in both the varieties of Śṛṅ rasa are presented here—�

(i) ܰⲹ Guṇa in Sambhoga Śṛṅ Rasa:

In the ī󲹱, the poet has appropriately made the use of ܰⲹ ṇa (sweetness) in Sambhoga śṛṅ rasa while describing the longing of 󲹱 for ī. As for instance in the verse yadvismayasti mitamastamitānyabhāva..............etc[4] wherein the 貹ś or mute consonants with the exception of those of the ṭa group, combined with the last consonants of their group is found. Here, compounds are of medium length and the letters such as ṭa, ṻ, ḍa, ḍh do not exist. Hence, this verse is a suitable example of sweetness.

(ii) ܰⲹ Guṇa in Vipralambha Śṛṅ Rasa:

󲹱ūپ seems to be very keen in using ܰⲹ ṇa in Vipralambha śṛṅ rasa while describing the longing of 󲹱. For instance in the verse naveṣu lodhraprasaveṣu kāntirdṛśa�...........etc[5] compounds of medium length or the words of free compounds are revealed on account of which the verse is an example of ܰⲹ ṇa (sweetness).

(iii) ܰⲹ Guṇa in ṇa Rasa:

󲹱ūپ has very deliberately used ܰⲹ ṇa in ṇa rasa in the ī󲹱. For instance in the verse ٲٲ岹پ ṛdⲹ� dhvaṃsate dehavandha�..................etc.[6] letters such as ṭa, , ḍa, ḍh do not exist, compounds of medium length are found and 貹ś consonants combined with their last letter are present. Hence this verse is an example of ܰⲹ ṇa (sweetness).

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

vahuśo yacchruta� vākyamukta� puna� puna�/
nodvejati yasmādhvi tanmādhurjyamiti smṛtam //
ṭyśٰ, XVI.104

[2]:

ḥl岹첹ٱ� ܰⲹ� śṛṅgāre drutikāraṇam /
屹ⲹś,VIII.68

[3]:

saṃbhoge karuṇe vipralambhe śānte’dhikam kramāt /
󾱳ٲⲹ岹貹ṇa,VIII.2

[4]:

yadvismayastimitamastamitānyabhāva /
ԲԻ岹Ի岹ṛt徱ū /
tatsannidho tadadhunā hṛaya� madīya /
maṅgāracumbitamiva vyathamānamāste //
ī󲹱,I.19

[5]:

naveṣu lodhraprasaveṣu kāntirdṛśah kuraṅgeṣu ٲ� gajeṣu /
latāsu namratvamiti pramathya ⲹٲ� 󲹰 me //
Ibid., IX.27

[6]:

ٲٲ岹پ ṛdⲹ� dhvaṃsate dehabandha� /
śūԲⲹ� manye jagadviratajvālamantarjvalāmi /
ī岹ԲԲԻ tamasi vidhuro majjatīvāntarātmā /
viṣvaṅmoha� sthagayati 첹ٳ� mandabhāgya� karomi //
Ibid., IX.20

[7]:

屹ṃk,II.1

[8]:

mūrdhni vargāntyagā� 貹ś aṭavargā raṇau ū /
avṛttirmadhyavṛttirvā mādhurye ghaṭanā tathā //
屹ⲹś
,VIII.74

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