Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study)
by R. Laxmi | 1998 | 94,004 words
This is an English study of the Sankalpa Suryodaya—an allegorical Sanskrit drama by Venkatanatha, a distinguished philosopher-poet and dramatist of the Vishishtadvaita Vedanta tradition. This work of Venkata-natha (or, Vedanta Deshika). stands out for integrating allegory to convey moral and philosophical truths. The thesis examines its place in Sa...
Delineation of Karunarasa or Sentiment of Pathos
Karunarasa is produced through Istanasa or destruction of desired fruit and through Anistanasa or obtaining undesred fruit. Here Soka is Sthayibhava. And Socaniyavastu or the thing subjected to grievance is Alambana ; and the state of taking to the deadbody to the funeral field etc. is Uddipana-Vibhava. Moreover, Daivaninda or denouncing fate, Bhupata or falling down to the earth, Rodanam or lamentation etc. are Anubhavas; and Nirveda or detachment Moha, swooning, Apasmara or uncurable disease, Vyadhi or curable disease, Glani or decline, Smrti or rememberance, Unmada or intense passion, Visada or grief, Jadya or steadyness etc. are Vyabhicaribhava's of sentiment of Pathos. In this connection, two verses selected from the Pathetic scene at the end of the eight Act may be quoted to show the delineation of Karuna-rasa. bahyajanaih sardham dirghamarga tvaya prakantena | dinadasasamtapto dayitajano natha kimiti samtyaktah || S.S. VIII - 104, p. 744 "You are now going on a distant journey in the company of strangers. Why have you left behind, my lord, your dear wife, who is now in deep sorrow." hatajivajivitesam visadamurcchadiluptanisvasam | trsnadayah sakulya durmatimabhito nipatya vilapanti || SS VIII - 105, p. 745 "By the side of Durmati who has lost her beloved husband and who, on account of the swoon caused by sorrow, does not even breathe, other 24. istanasadanistapteh karunakhyo raso bhavet | dhiraih kapotavarno'yam kathito yamadaivatah || 222 || soko'trasthayibhavah syacchocyamalambanam matam | tasya dahadikavastha bhaveduddipanam punah || 223 || anubhava daivanindabhupatakanditadayah | vaivarnyocchvasinahsvasastambhapralapanani ca || 224 || nirvedamohapasmaravyadhiglanismrtisramah | visadajadatonmadacintadya vyabhicarinah || 225 || Visvanatha, Sahitya Darpana, III - p.258-59
229 ladies like Trsna, who belong to the same family, fall on the ground and raise their lament." Here the sentiment of Pathos is developed through Istanasa i.e. the destruction of Mahamoha who is the beloved husband of Durmati, and through Anistaprapti i.e. obtaining widowhood, (this elememt is not evident). Here lamentation of Durmati is Sthayibhava; Mahamoha who is already dead is Alambana; Uddipanabhava is silent. Tumburu's denouncing the fate, lamentation of Trsna etc. are Anubhavas; Durmatis falling in swoon, decline of her status and sorrowful condition are Vyabhicaribhavas. Thus these two are apt examples delineating Karunarasa.