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Chittapa and his Subhasitas
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49 Skm 1785; Smv 19.8
Chittapa Skm 2110
Chittapa 51 Psr 33
Chittapa 52 Sim 2000
Chittipa [44. This verse is 'not found in any known work of Rajasekhara. 45. This verse occurs anonymously in Bhojachauraviprasamvāda in Bhojaprabandha of Ballala. 31. This verse is found only in Psr, where it is ascribed to Chittapa (Index Srk, p. 329).) • Shri S. K. De, editor of Padyavali (p, 239) thinks it possible that there was a poet named Hanumat, whose verses cited in the anthologies wore mixed up with those of Hanumannāšaka. Other possibility is that the authof who composed or compiled the drama was a good poet also. But the poems were presumably lost in the course of time, while some verses survived in the anthologies.
We can also assume that Hanumat and Chittapa both being contemporaries of Bhoja, their verses were mixed up in the course of time and therefore the same verse is ascribed in one anthology to Hanumat, while in the other to Chittapa.
General Features of the Contents Verses 1-7 pertain to God Siva, 8 to 35 pertain to the King and 36 to 52 touch miscellaneous subjects.
28 Subhasitas out of 52 are eulogistic of the king. Most of these are such as would apply to any king in general. However, the specific mention. of Malavaraja in two verses and Bhoja in particular in three other versos implies that all these verses probably pertain to the king Bhoja of Malava and describe him as an ideal king. His extraordinary valour forms the subject of many stanzas which make special reference to his victorious expeditions, favourito horse and elephant corps. The other virtues, particularly his great benevolence, gracee and fame are depicted in other verses, which mako him unique and god-like. Various deities and other objects form the subject matter of the remaining 17 verses.
One verse each is separately devoted to Indra, Rama, Hangman and Ravaņa.
Various phases of the moon during the night are dolineated poetically in verse 44. The holy waters of the river Narmada are worshipped by a benedictory verse (46). Three verses refer to the ardent lover's yearning for the beloved. The vastness of lake which can compete even with the sea forms the subject of one other verse. The dry lake Sombhodhi X-15
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