Sambodhi 1974 Vol 03

SR No.: 520753
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1974
Total Pages: 397
Language: English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India
File Size: 11 MB

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N 41. Kansara
her message apparently addressed to the templc-priest boy but slyly meant for Taraka and Sainaraketu (p 288, 2011), it indicates the future course of events in the narrative
(5) The reflective brief monologue of Harivahana, while emphasizing the inoral indirectly, reminds the audience of the turo of events that have taken place in the life of Prince Harivaband consequent to his being carried uff by the flying elephant (346 8ff)
(6) While consoliog Malayasundari about the well-being of SamaraRetu, Harivahana recouots in passing the incidents of the nigbt-attack by, and capture of, Samaraketu, bis dejection on listening to the interpretation of the unidentified love-letter, and his message to Malayasundari despat. ched thruugh Gandharvaka (p 317, 1f).
(7) The words of Harivābana, retorting Tulakamanjart (p 363, 3fT.) are mcant to recuunt the acidents connected with his first encounter with her in the Cardamon bower.
(8) The report of Gandharvaka (pp 378-384) supplies the missing links while linking in passing the past events about his carrying the message to Vicuravirya, ahout Samaraketu's letter despatched through him, about Malayasundari's transportation to a remote hermitage and her attempt at suicide by eating the poisonous fruit there, about Hariyabana being carried away by the flying elephant, about the incidents of the parrot, about the attempts at suicide by Samaraketu and Malayasundars and their rescue, and about the latter finding herself suddenly in the Aeroplane floating in the waters of the Adrştāpara lake,
(9) In the course of revealing the past births of the heroes tha heroi. nes, the poet summarizes, through the medium of Maharsi (pp. 411ff ). the past events about the meeting of King Megbavahana with god Jvalana. prabha and about Sumalt's dalliance with Svayamprabha.
(D) COMINGLING OF THE DISCRIPTIONS, AND ETC. - Over and above the forgoing discussion and enumeration of the instances of descriptions, scenes and summaries, it is necessary to point out to some aspects of the technique of comlogling them in the course of the narrative by Dhanapala.
There are instaaces wben the poet, while he describes a particular psychological situation or a mood, seeks to create a scenic effect, as for Instance in the depiction of King Meghavahana's apxiety due to want of a son. Here Dhapapala conjures up a scene wherein the Devarse, the Putrs, the line of the Iksvakus, the Goddess-of-Fortune, the Earth, tbe sub. jects, the youthful ago and the Vedic Dharma, all of them simultaneously urge the king to fulfil his obligations to them by procuring a son in order