Essay name: Sankalpa Suryodaya of Venkatanatha (Critical Study)
Author:
R. Laxmi
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study of the Sankalpa Suryodaya鈥攁n 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 Sanskrit literature.
Chapter 4a - Characterisation of the play
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"Krodha's movements are dreadful and he seems to be thirsting for the
destruction of everything without exception."
啶呧お啶� 啶掂啶班さ啶班啶ムた啶ㄠ啶ざ啷囙し啶距ぎ啶た 啶多啶侧ぞ啶ㄠお啶� 啶膏ぞ啶椸ぐ啶距え啶た 啶曕啶粪啶ぞ啶 啷�
啶椸啶班じ啶苦い啷佮 啶啶班き啶掂い啷嵿く啶む 啶啶班う啷�啶啶む 啶啶班ぅ啶苦い啶� 啶曕啶い啶ㄠ啶ㄠお啶距う啶ㄠ啶ㄠ 啷� [api vairavar奴thin墨ma艣e峁Ｄ乵api 艣ail膩napi s膩gar膩napi k峁膩m |
grasitu峁� prabhavatyata峁� prad墨pta岣� prathita岣� kopatan奴nap膩dan奴na岣� | ] S.S. VIII - 68, p.726
"This raging fire called Krodha is known to be very powerful and if roused,
he will consume not only the entire army of his enemies but also all the
mountains, the oceans and the earth itself."
啶溹た啶樴ぞ啶傕じ啶距啶距え啶苦え啶距え啷囙え 啶膏啶ムた啶班い啷嵿ぐ啶膏ぎ啶苦う啶� 啶溹啶む 啷�
啶掂ぇ啷嵿く啶樴ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶掂啶� 啶掂た啶啷嵿く 啶掂た啶ㄠた啶啶溹啶い啷� 啷むイ [jigh膩峁僺膩j膩nin膩nena sthiratrasamida峁� jagat |
vadhyagh膩takabh膩vena vibhajya viniyujyate || ] S.S. VIII - 69, p.726
"The world consisting of the moving and the unmoving, has, for his own
purpose, been divided by Krodha, the husband of Jigh膩ms膩, into two
classes, those that kill and those that are killed."
啶曕ぐ啶氞ぐ啶｀え啶栢ぐ啶︵え啷嵿い啶啶班き啷冟い啶苦啶お啶� 啶溹啶むた 啶膏す啶溹ぎ啶苦い啶班う啶た 啷�
啶啶班い啶苦啶膏啶啶膏啶� 啶掂た啶多啶掂 啶啶班す啶班ぃ啶ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶掂た啶灌ぐ啷嵿い啷佮ぎ啷佮お啶曕ぐ啶｀ぎ啷� [karacara峁嘺nakharadantaprabh峁泃ikamapi jagati sahajamitaradapi |
pratighasubha峁璦sya vi艣va峁� prahara峁嘺mathav膩 vihartumupakara峁嘺m ] II S.S. VIII - 70, p. 726
"To this warrior striking against his enemies, all things in the world - those
that were born with him like hands, feet, nails, teeth and the like, as well as
others like stones, swords and the like serve as weapons or, shall I say, as
playthings."
Here, anger Krodha is Sthayibh膩va; his enemy foe i.e. K峁Ｄ乶ti is 膧lambana;
and his action of burning enemies in the fire of his anger is Uddipanabhava;
Krodha's holding the inborn weapons like his nails, teeth etc. is Anubh膩va; and
Krodha's drastic actions against enemies is Vyabhic颧ribh膩va of Raudra sentiment.
Thus these are apt examples illustrating the existence of Raudrarasa.
Virarasa or Heroic Sentiment:
V墨rarasa is developed where hero is extraordinary one. Its Sth膩y墨bh膩va is
Uts盲ha; and the enemy to be win over, i.e. 膧lambanavibh膩va; and the movements of
