Dvyasrayakavya

Author(s): Satyapal Narang
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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As a Mahākāvya
the main acquisitions of Cāmuṇdarāja, Vallabharāja, Bhimadeva, Karņa and Jayasimha comes to an end with the social and religious achievements of Kumārāpāla. Kings portrayed in the Dvyāśrakavya are heroic, exalted, restrained, obedient religious and righteous. Sometime the poet has described the exaltations of the enemy and his defeat by the hero thereafter?. Thus, the Dvyāśrayakāvya in a multi-heroic poem which in its theme brings in the characteristics of a Mahākāvya propounded by Sanskrit rhetoricians.
DESCRIPTIONS
Sanskrit rhetoricians have prescribed various descriptions as an essentiality in a Mabākāvya. The descriptions in the Dvyāśrayakāvya are more artificial and conventional rather than vivid, sublime and aesthetic. Besides the seasons and natural descriptions the poet has described the cities, Svyamvara, expeditions, messengers and fights.
(i) SEASONS: In the summer, there are blossoms of flowers ; drinking in groups ; water-sports and amorous sports of women". Women decorate themselves with Sirīşa flowers and besmear pollen of the flowers on their bodies. Moreover, Banana trees shoot forth ; new Mallikā flowers sprout and the cool breeze blows touching the water of the river.
In the spring, the Cuckoo sings intoxicant songs; flowers, as if smile ; mango trees bring forth new fruit and the youth is intoxicated.
1. Dv. IV. 18. Here the poet describes the virtuous characteristics
of Grāharipu and thereafter his defeat by Mūlarāja. Similarly exaltations of Hammuka are shown first and his defeat by Bhimarāja is
shown later on (VIII. 123.) 2. Kumārapālacarita, IV. 1-77. 3. Dv. XVI. 79-84. 4. ibid., XVI. 73,76,77.