Studies in Jain Literature

SR No.: 001868
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 114
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Literature, & Story
File Size: 14 MB

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288 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE illustrate the types of their literary composition--SC and Alamkarasangraha, however, agree in their classification and definition of groups of poets leading to the conclusion that one of them must have borrowed from the other31. in the same chapter the author treats of the fourfold sense of words : 1. Mukhyartha with its four kinds ((i) Jati (ii) Kriya (iii) Guna and (iv) Dravya) 2. Laksyartha, 3. Gaunartha and 4. Vyangyartha, and the fourfold power of words : 1. Abhidha 2. Laksana (with its three kinds : (i) Jahati (ii) Ajahati and (iii) Jahatyajahati) 3. Gauni and 4. Vyanjana. It is the Mimamsakas who look upon Gauni as a separate power of words32. This whole discussion is, generally speaking, based on Kavyaprakasa (Ullasas II and III). In Chapter III the author deals with Rasa and Bhava and their divisions. He treats of nine Sthayibhavas, nine Rasas, Vibhavas (Alambana and Uddipana), Anubhavas, eight Sattvikabhavas and thirty three Vyabhicari (Sancari) bhavas, and such details about Rasas as the primary and the derivative Rasas, (their inter relations), their harmonies and conflicts, their colours (Varna) and their presiding deities (Adhidevata). He clearly acknowledges his indebtedness to ancient or earlier authorities on the subject33. A study of his definitions of technical terms relating to Rasa-Bhava and the like corroborates his statement. Two points, however, deserve special mention : his description of the different factors relating to santa rasa is typically Jain34 and is original; another remarkable point is that the author mentions Para-Brahma as the presiding deity of Srngara. In his celebrated commentary35 on Natyasastra Abhinavagupta writes : वीरो महेन्द्रदेवः स्यात् बुद्धः शान्तोऽब्जजोऽद्भुतः / इति शान्तवादिनः केचित् पठन्ति / बुद्धो जिनः परोपकारैकपरः प्रबुद्धो वा / From this statement it is clear that the author had not Abhinavabharati before him but some other text where Para-Brahman has been mentioned as its presiding deity. No early work on Alamkarasastra which would be regarded as standard and well-known makes any reference to Para-Brahman as its presiding deity. Dr. Raghavan states that "the Alankarasarvasva of Harsopadhyaya (?), written for one Gopaladeva, makes the supreme spirit, Para-Brahman, as the Devata of santa36. We, however, do not know the exact date of this work which would have enabled us to determine the interrelation between these two works. Alamkarasamgraha of Amstanandayogin speaks of Para-Brahman as the presiding deity of santarasa. There is a close agreement between Sc of Vijayavarni and Alamkarasamgraha of Amstanandayogin in their treatment of some common topics from poetics37. The dates of these two works as proposed