Critical Study Of Paumacariyam

SR No.: 022643
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: K R Chandra
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa
Publication Year: 1970
Total Pages: 672
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English & Book_Devnagari
File Size: 18 MB

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LITERARY EVALUATION
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Vasantamāla afraid of the lion in the forest, moving about Añjanā is like a Kurali (osprey bird 17.79). Kaikeyi in separation of her son, Bharata, who has renounced the world is like a cow separated from the calf (83.9). Sitä сomes out shining from the fire pit as pure gold (101.46). Hanumat encircled by the Rākşasas is like the sun surrounded by dark clouds (53.81). Fair damsel embracing the dead body of Rāvana is like lightning around the Añjanagiri (74.14). Sitā clasping Rāma at the time of their reunion at Lanká is like a Kanakalatā about a Kalpataru (76.16). Argada's creating commotion among the damsels of Rāvana is like a bull in a cow-pen (68.35).
There are ‘Malopamās' at 17.79-80 and 7.60 when various qualities of śramaņas and king Ratnāśrava are mentioned respectively.
Rupaka :-Metaphors also are found in abundance. Disrespectful words uttered by Baţuka Kapila to Rama are fire (35.10). Exiled Añjana's newly born babe is the rising sun (17.89).
There are 'Sanga-rupakas' in the description of the spring-season as a lion and various vegetations compiled together as the limbs of that animal (92.6-8), in the description of the world as the sea (106.41-42)" and the lake as the sky (30.2). The last description has point to point similarity with a similar description in the Řtusamhāra of Kalidasa at 3.218.
There are 'Paramparita-rūpakas' also. Sita is a flame and Rāvana a moth is going to seek his ruin in her (46.7); Sita is moon-faced. Rāvana needs the water of her eyes to quench the fire of his desire4. Darkness of ignorance is allayed by the light of enlightenment (3.13); Jina is the sun for the darkness of delusion and is the moon for the lilies of 'bhavya-Jivas' (3.101); Pavanañjaya is bitten by the serpent of cupid and is overpowered by the poison of separation. Only a glance at Añjanā would be a suitable antedote (15.49).
1. Egout po. 2. Tatari, fara sa arcutsyH 1
लोगस्स कुणइ पीई, नभसलिलं पेच्छिउ सरए ॥३०.२ 3. स्फुटकुमुदचितानां राजहंसाश्रितानां मरकतमणिभासा वारिणा भूषितानाम् । . श्रियमतिशयरूपां व्योमतोयाशयानां वहति विगतमेघं चन्द्रतारावकीर्णम् ॥
ऋतु० सं० ३.२१ 4. Ef har qaft, i fagt af hafauti __जेण मयणाणलो मे, पसमइ तुह चक्खुसलिलेणं ॥ ४६.२