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________________ 562 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE (Krsna steals Gopis' clothes) and 2. Krsnanvesana (Gopis' wanderings in the woodland in search of Krsna) respectively deserve special mention in this respect. Now, Valmiki's Ramayana and some other Ramayanas are wellknown throughout the world. Bhayani's paper "the Prakrit and Apabharamsa Ramayanas," introduces the reader to the less known Ramayanas especially the Jain versions of the story of Rama. Although less known, they present some interesting variations--modifications and innovations. Kalidasa's famous lyrical poem, called Meghaduta or Meghasandesa is universally known. But there is no unanimity among scholars and writers on Poetics regarding the type of kavya (poetry) to which it belongs, Bhoja cites it as an example of the type called Samghata. It is thus defined : "Samghata is a group of self-contained stanzas relating to a single theme and of single authorship like the Vrndavana and the Meghaduta." (Srngaraprakasa Vol. II, p. 470, Mysore edn. 1963). Hemacandra follows Bhoja and models his definition on Bhoja's definition and reproduces the same two illustrations (Kavyanusasana, Mahavira Jaina Vidyalaya, Bombay, 1964 edn. p. 466). Visvanatha in his Sahityadarpana, however calls it a Khandakavya : Khandakavyam bhavet kavyasyaikadesanusari ca yatha megha-dutadih ! -VI. 329. (Tr. That poem which partly follows the type named Kavya is called Khandakavya."). It is not possible to bring out the importance of each and every paper in the collection in a review like this. Suffice to say that each and every paper adds to our knowledge. We warmly congratulate Dr. Bhayani for making these papers easily available to interested scholars by collecting them in this volume and for his valuable contribution to different branches of learning. 000 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
| SR No. | 001868 |
| Book Title | Studies in Jain Literature |
| 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 |