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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAN
Emotions and Feelings and Rasas. Curiosity:-At 8.276-280 the curiosity of the Nagaravadhús flocking at the windows to get a glimpse of Rāvana entering the city after his victory over Yama has been beautifully described. Their gestures, movements and dialogues sound quite natural'. At 100.50-56 there is a similar description with very few new ideas, on the occasion of Lavana and Arkuśa's entry into the city of Ayodhyā. Even the words and phrases of the preceding description have been repeated.
It may be compared with the descriptions of the curiosity of housewives to have a glance at Buddha in the Buddhacarita at 3.13-22 and to have that of the procession of Aja and Indumati in the Raghuvañía at 7.5-11. The point of comparison in these three descriptions is simply that the women in all cases flock to the windows with their lotus-like faces. There is restraint in the Buddhacarita, it is erotic in the Raghuvaṁsa while in the PCV it is simply colloqual.
Panic:--At 67.18-26 the poet describes the panic among the Raksasa women. The Vanara soldier unexpectedly enter the city of Larikā. The women of the city get agitated and confused. There is a sudden flurry and turmoil. Women make a cry of alarm. They lose the awareness of their ornaments and garments. But even here the poet could not lose the sight of the charming physiognomy of beautiful women, because it is traditionally associated with them.
Madness:-At 113.1-12 there is a description of Rāma's insanity. It is quite natural. Rāma loses his hold on the faculty of reason at the sudden death of Laksmana who had been so near and dear to him throughout his life. He embraces the dead body, gets it bathed, brings it to the parlour and proposes to feed it with delicious dishes. He offers wine to it and entertains it. Răm's insanity springs from his
1. नायरवहूहि सिग्घं, दहमुहदरिसणमणाहि अइरेयं ।
संसारिउं गवक्खा, रूद्धा विय वयणकमलेहिं ।। अन्ना अन्न पेल्लइ, करेण मा ठाहि मग्गयो तुरियं । ताए वि सा भरिणज्जइ, कि मज्झ न कोउयं बहिणे ।। मा थरणहरेण पेल्लसु, दहमुहदरिसरणमणासि अइचवले । तीए वि य भणिया सा, मा रुम्भ गवक्खयं एयं ।। भणइ सही धम्मिल्लं, अवसारसु मज्झ नयणमग्गाग्रो । तीए वि य सा भणिया, न य पेच्छसि अन्तरं वि उलं ॥ नायरवहूहि एवं, दसारणणं तत्थ पेच्छमारणीहिं । हलबोलमुहलसद्दा, भवरणगवक्खा कया सब्वे ।। ८.२७६-२८०
