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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
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"अभिनयश्च साक्षादिव अर्थाकारादिप्रदर्शिका हस्तादिक्रिया।" In the gathā under consideration the word एतावत् is अनेकार्थ, as it can express any sense that we can convey by a gesture. So by appropriate gestures the word garac in this gātha is restricted to four different meanings.
111. 'भद्रं भवतु सरस्वत्याः' - 'May bliss come to us all from सरस्वती, the Goddess of
Learning.'
'नन्दन्तु व्यासादय :'- 'May Vyasa and others (say, Valmiki, Bhasa, Kalidasa, Bhavabhūti, Bāṇabhatta, etc.) rejoice.'
विदग्धप्रिया (वाणी)-dear to the learned; the poet recognises only three styles-(1) वच्छोमी (= वैदर्भी), the style of the people of वत्सगुल्म (Prakrit वच्छोम), a city in the Vidarbha country; (२) मागधी is better known as गौडी; and (3) पाञ्चालिका (better known as पाञ्चाली). He ignores the fourth style known as लाटी. काव्यकुशला: are the सहृदय - sensitive and sympathetic readers. ज्योत्स्नां चकोरा इव - the चकोर birds are noted for their fondness for the moonlight; विलिहन्तु - may they relish, enjoy.
112. णिएऊण (= दृष्ट्वा ) Hemacandra (8.4.181) records 15 Adesas i.e., - substitutes
for the root get in Prakrit.
118. The verse is cited by Bhoja to illustrate EFİR44. For an idea of st14h one of
the twelve उपरूपकs, vide V. Raghavan : Bhoja's Srrigara Prakasa (1963 edn. pp.546-547).
119. Read the verse as follows :
"अइ दुम्मण-दुम्मणआ अह किं णो पुच्छामि तुमं । ण जिविज्जइ जेण विणा सो परिहिज्जइ कीस जणो ।। अयि दुर्मनसां दुर्मनस्क अद्य किं नु पृच्छामि त्वाम् । न जीव्यते येन विना स परिहियते कस्माज्जन: ॥
The metre is very close to भामिनी (विरहाङ्क' s वृत्तजातिसमुचय, ed. Velankar, III. 51, p. 33); only the second line is irregular and so possibly corrupt."
- Dr. H. C. Bhayani
The verse is cited to illustrate रास [तदेव (= हल्लीसकमेव) तालबन्धविशेषयुक्तं रास:]. For an idea of रास / रासक, read Bhoja's Srigara Prakasa (pp. 561-562).
