Mallikamakarandanatakam

Author(s): Ramchandra Mahakavi, Punyavijay
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Mallikāmakaranda
in grammar, Logic and Poetics B He was also conversant with the art of singing, music and dance and was well-versed in the ways of the world.?
He proudly refers to himself as 'Prabandha-sata-kacta'. But the works he wrote do not make the number '100'. We should interpret the 'title' to mean 'an author who wrote a large number of works'. He wrote śāstra (scientific) works like Dravyalamkara (with a commentary ) and Natya. dar pana (with a commentary) in collaboration with Gunacandra, and independently Haimabshadvșttinyāsa. He wrote plays with a view to bringing round dull-headed men or the foolish people to the right path. He was an indefatigable and industrious poet and polymath. He was very proud of his learning and poetic genius. It is perfectly understandable if one is justly proud of his abilities and achievements. Some of his utterances, however, indicate that he was boastful.8
सूत्रधारः-मार्ष नास्य पर्यनुयोगस्य वयं पात्रम् । अवार्थे प्रबन्धविधानसमानकाला: सुमेधस एव प्रमाणम् ।
--Kaumudimitrāpanda I. 5 Also vide: Mallika-Makaranda I. 7-8.
Vide: शब्दलक्ष्म-प्रमालक्ष्म-काव्यलक्ष्म-कृतश्रमः । वाग्विलासस्त्रिमार्गो नौ, प्रवाह इव जाहनुजः ॥
- Näțyadarpapa, p. 103. v. 4 And, न गीत-वाद्य-नृत्तज्ञा: लोकस्थितिविदो नये । अभिनेतु च कर्तुं च प्रबन्धास्ते वहिर्मुखाः ॥
-Ibid. p. 21 c. 4 And also. पञ्चाबन्धमिषपञ्चमुखानकेन विद्वन्मन:सदसि नृत्यति यस्य कीर्तिः ।। विद्यात्रयीचणमचुम्बितकाव्यतन्द्र कस्त न वेद सुकृती किल रामचन्द्रम् ॥
-Raghuvilasa, I. 3 प्राणाः कवित्व' विद्यानां लावण्यमिव योषिताम् । विद्यवेदिनोऽप्यस्मै ततो नित्य कृतस्पृहाः ।।
-Natyadarpapa. p. 22 v,9 7 CE..नाटकेन राजादिरुत्तमप्रकृतियुत्पाद्यते...वणिगादिमध्यमप्रकृतिः प्रकरणेन । दुमे घसां हि न्याय्ये
वर्मनि वृत्त्यर्थ कवयोऽभिनेय प्रबन्धान ग्रथनन्तीति । -Natyadarpana, p: 106 8 CF : कवि: काव्ये रामः सरसवचसामेकवसतिः।-Nalavilasa I. 2.a. And, प्रबन्धानाधातु नवभणितिवेदग्ध्यमधुरान्
कवीन्द्रा निस्तन्द्रा: कति नहि मुरारिप्रभृतयः । ऋते रामान्नाभ्यः किमुत परकोटो घटरितु' रसान् नाटयप्राणान् पटुरिति वितर्को मनसि नः ।।
-Nalavilasa I.3 -Kaumud imitrapanda I.3