Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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stirs the heart of Dasaratha, for old age with all the pity is bound to come to him also (26.21-26).
Anjana's silent and isolated suffering is described (16.1-9). She has been deserted by her husband for years together. She is burning in her lonely anguish. Her life is dull and monotonous. Her plight moves the readers to pity.
Aparajita's suffering is described (78.1-6). She has been separated from her dear son Rama. Her mental unrest verges on to insanity. Sometimes she fixes her hollow gaze on the streets, then again she speaks to the crow asking it to carry her message to Rama, promising to pay a reward.
The effect of Pathos is most intense (94.54-101). Rama Sends Sita with Krtantavadana on a pretence of pilgrimage. She is carried to a dense and frightful forest far away from Ayodhya and there her escort choked with pity breaks her the cruel news that by the orders of Rama she shall be left behind in the forest. She is instantly shocked because it is a bolt from the blue. She complains bitterly but the very next moment she revives her patience and sends her message to Rama to pacify him. She is most calm and collected even in her sorrow. Pathos here is controlled. Serenity and sobriety of her character come on the forefront. She does not complain. She asks Rama to forgive her blaming her own fate. Her infinite capacity to bear the sorrow rakes up to sympathy and intensifies the effect of pathos.
Rama expresses his deep remorse at the swooning of Laxmana being struck by the Sakti of Ravana in the battle field. It is a pathetic spot. He has lost his enthusiasm. He is ready to bid good bye to the war. His heart sinks with the fear of losing his most precious gem which he can never regain (62.1-23).
Another spot of pathos can be traced (74,12-26) where women raise a hue and cry on the death of Ravana. It is a conventional stereotyped description. It remains superficial because it fails to touch the deeper chords of heart.
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