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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DISCOVERY THROUGH RESTORATION 301 [दीपके तैलं नास्ति पलं (पलमात्र), द्रम्मं गवेषितम् / लावण्योज्ज्वलाङ्गो गृहे प्रियतमः प्रविष्टः // ] (Note : द्रम्मु-द्रम्म (a drachama, a word derived from the Greek drachama) is the Marathi dama', cf. damadi' too, Pala is a measure for fluid. 'Pala' may be compared with 'Pali' in Marathi). Translation : There was not a drop of oil in the lamp. nor could I find even a farthing in the house. Exactly at this time came in my lover, his body resplendent with its beauty. The suggested meaning here is : The bright and beautiful face of the lover gave light to (the room, or rather) brightened all the quarters. So there was no need of a lamp. 3. Anandavardhana holds the view that the literal meaning and the suggested meaning are apprehended almost simultaneously--if the suggested meaning be rasa or bhava or rasabhasa, bhavabhasa, etc., and if it shines with prominence then we have the very soul of suggestion (Dhvanyaloka II 3. vrtti). Abhinavagupta in his Locana on this karika observes : in some cases the two conjointed transitory emotions (bhavasamdhi) become the object of relish. As an example he quotes the verse : ओसुरुसुम्ठि आई मुहु कम्बिउ जेण / अमिअरसघोण्ठाणं पडिजाणिउ तेण / / The Balapriya commentary gives its Sanskrit chaya as follows : ईर्ष्याश्रुशोभिताया मुखं चुम्बितं येन / अमृतरसनिगरणानां तृप्तिर्जाता तेन / / This chaya gives the overall meaning all right. The earlier part of the first half of the (Apabhramsa) text is very corrupt. It needs to be corrected keeping in view the reading उसुरुसुंभियाए (cited as pratika in Kalpalataviveka (p. 127, 1. 17) and the following statement in Hemacandra's Desisabdasamgraha (p. 55) : ऊसुंभिय-ऊसुरुसुंभिया य रुद्धगलरुण्णम्मि / (ऊसुंभियं तथा ऊसुरुसुंभियं रुद्धगलं रोदनम् / ) We may, therefore, restore the Apabhramsa passage as follows : ऊसुरुसुंभिआए मुहु चुम्बिउ जेण / अमिअरसघोंटाणं पडिजाणिउ तेण // (रुद्धगलं रुदत्या मुखं चुम्बितं येन / अमृतरसगण्डूषाणां परिज्ञातं तेन / )