Book Title: Madanrekha Akhyayika
Author(s): Jinbhadrasuri, Bechardas Doshi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
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There seems to have prevailed the practice of performing a group dance called 'Rasaka' by married women at the Jaina temples presumably on festive occasions.18
Among the architectural allusions, Jinabhadrasüri has alluded to bricks, unplastered walls, use of wood and practice of gardening inside or in front of the houses 19 The cushion-member (amalasāraka) is mentioned once in connection with Jaina temple.20
Elephants, horses, chariots, infantry, mules, bisons, bullocks, camels and carts were the constituents of an army.21 It seems the first four and the camel were useful for actual fighting while the rest served more or less as vehicles and means of transport for maintaining the supply line.
An ideal king was supposed to possess the following qualities, viz. obedience to elders, generosity in charity and skill in weilding the sword, clemancy in the heart, feeling of shame for things undesirable, an eye to the welfare of his kingdom as well as the subjects, truthfulness, habit of speaking, sweet character and strength. Such a king, according to Jinabhadrasūri, would never falter from the path of goodness and justice, 22
Strangely enough the poet gives us a strikingly realistic, though very brief, picture of the life of Brahmios lo the kingdom of Nami. They were adorned with the holy thread, were adept at elaborate logical discussions, well-versed in the sciencs of Mimāṁsā, engaged in plucking Kusa tufts, regarded sacrificial fire as their sole wealth, showed enthusiasm in faith and sacrifices and were always found to be reciting the Vadas. 23
IX: Literary Estimate of the MRA as a Campū Romance : (i) The poet's own literary norms :
As he undertook his literary work, Jinabhadrasūri had in his mind certain literary norms in keeping with the trends of his time and his own literary inclinations, poetic equipment and religious beliefs, and he seems to have tried to adhere to them in his work. Thus, in the opinion of Jinabhadrasūrl, only he deserves to be called a poet whose ever fresh genius flashes forth in his delineation of fine poetic relishes and in conduc
18. Op. cit., p. 26, vs. 63. 19, Op. cit., p. 24, vs. 28. 20. Op. cit.. Intro, vs. 42. 21. Op. cit., p. 158, vs. 401. 22. Op. cit., pp. 64-65, vs. 139. 23. Op. cit., p. 152, vs. 375.
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