Essay name: Vishnu Smriti (Study)
Author:
Minu Bhattacharjee
Affiliation: Gauhati University / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study of the Vishnu-Smriti: an ancient Sanskrit Sutra dealing with the rules of various traditions and customs such as Dharmashastra, Caste, Monarchy, Law, Penances and Asceticism. The Vishnu-smriti in one hundred chapters is presented in the form of a dialogue between Vishnu and Prithvi (the goddess Earth).
Chapter 4: Literary merits of Vishnu Smriti
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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141
unnidrakokanadac膩ru kare varenye
unnidrakokanadan膩bhig峁沨墨ta p膩de /
耻苍苍颈诲谤补办辞办补苍补诲补蝉补诲尘补蝉补诲腻蝉迟丑颈迟颈迟别
unnidrakokanadamadhyasam膩navar峁噀 //
VS. 99/2
The vasantatilaka metre consists of four quarters in a
verse and each quarter has fourteen syllables or letters.
This metre is developed in classical Sanskrit from the Vedic
sakvar墨 metre.
The Sakvar墨 metre has fifty six syllables
divided into four quarters and each quarter has fourteen
syllables.
It is seen from the above discussion that the verses
of the visnusmrti, though composed in classical metres yet
these have grauta basis.
础尝础峁侹膧搁础
It has already been stated that some of the verses
of the Visnusmrti are good examples of figures of speech
(ala峁僰膩ra) used in sanskrit poetics. The author of the
Visnusmrti has used the figures of speech such as upam膩,
R奴paka, Arth膩ntarany膩sa and so on.
Some of the verses from the Visnusmrti are quoted
in the following paragraphs as examples of different figures
of speech used by the author.
