Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

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

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bitten by the serpent of cupid and is overpowered by the poison of separation. A glance at Anjana would be a suitable antedote (15.49).
In describing the beauty of Sita the poet has heaped similes and metaphors (26.99-101)[26.66-101] which are conventional.
Besides similes and metaphors like Rati and Ananga for beautiful couples (6.167; 28.123), the sun for radiance (5.141; 9.90), the moon for agreeableness (7.60), the cooing of peacocks for agreeable sound (6.116), the torrents of rain for showering of arrows (10.59; 27.29); the earth for forgiveness, wind for detachment, sky for clarity, sea for sobriety, mountain for patience; Vrsabha (bull) for excellence (2.21; 4.33; 112.1) either in penance or valour, lion for patience and dauntless courage (2.94; 7.164), bubble, lightning and dream for ephemeral nature of life and worldly things (1.17; 39.54) and heaven and heavenly beings for beauty (3.159; 6.48, 219; 7.155; 34.15; 73.29 and 102.51) are often repeated.
Utpreksa: There are examples of fancy (Utpreksa) also. Thick darness palls the world as if the evil nature of the wicked supersedes the nobility of the good[2-100] (2.1000). The sun sets as if he were afraid of the befalling calamity (39.23), or he fled away as if he were unable to bear the sight of Sita's fire-ordeal (102,9).
Mudralankara: In the ending verse of every canto word “Vimala' occurs. The poet has deliberately[2-116) introduced his name (2.119). It is here that we come across a device which has been so employed for the first time. It is called Mudralankara.
A few examples of other figures of speech can be traced in the work as follows:
Vyatireka can be traced (26.101) in the statement that Sita in calmliness supersedes the moon.
Sandeha is found (94.106-7). Sita is left alone in the terrible forest. The soldiers of Vajrajangha are dumbfound at the sudden sight of this divine beauty who may be a cursed diving damsel or the rati separated from Kamadeva[64.106-107). In the fire ordeal scene the sudden blaze of fire leads one to suspect that a thousand suns shine
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