Sahrdayaloka Part 01

SR No.: 006908
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tapasvi Nandi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 602
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 14 MB

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SAHRDAYĀLOKA bhārati bhāti gambhīrā kutilā saralā kvacit.
(chandrāloka VII. i) Jayadeva's 'vịtti' is the same as 'sakti' of Viśvanātha and others. Paurņamāsī explains : (pp. 230, ibid) : "vartate, śabdárthe pravartate anayā iti vịttiḥ.” ... yuktā sambaddhā bhārati vāņi. tribhiḥ srotobhiḥ pravāhair yuktā, jāhnavī gangeva. kvacit gambhīrā, vyangyártha-bodha-rūpā. kutilā laksyártha-bodha-rūpā. saralā vācyárthabodha-rūpā.”
In the Vith chapter 'rasa' was explained and as 'rasa' is arrived at through 'vyañjanā', Jayadeva treats it first in Ch. VII. Ch. VIII is devoted to dhvani and gunībhūta-vyangya. Ch. IX deals with laksanā and Ch. X with abhidhā. Frankly, there is no rhyme or rhythm in this scheme.
We will examine Jayadeva's treatment of abhidhā first. He has called it ‘sarala and the framātikā of Vidyanātha explains this as : "a-vilambena arthapratyāyakatvam saralātvam.” Abhidhā is termed 'sarala' because the meaning is collected immediately through it. Abhidhā is defined by Jayadeva at, Candrā”loka X. i, as :
"dharmam kamcit puraskrtya
prāyaḥ śabdah pravartate, yayā’rtham spastam ācaste
śabdas tām abhidhām viduḥ.” The idea is that a word is used in language, with reference to some 'dharma' i.e. some speciality here, which is of the form of either jāti or class/generality, guņa/quality kriyā/action or dravya/i.e. a thing, substance, etc. Abhidhā is that function, by which, a word clearly conveys the exact - yathártha - meaning, which here is the conventional or 'sanketita' meaning. By 'yathártha' is meant 'sanketita artha', because that exactly is its real meaning. By the term 'spastam' is 'sāksāt sanketitam' understood. This word which gives the 'sāksāt sanketita artha' is called vācaka' or directly expressive.
Jayadeva wants us to accept six-fold abhidhā with reference to the six-fold primary meanings it conveys. Over and above the four-fold meaning such as jāti, guna, etc. - the attributes , Jayadeva has two more, such as 'vastu-yoga' and ‘nirdeśa'. He observes; (Candraloka X. ii) :