Sambodhi 1982 Vol 11

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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SOKAH SLOKATVAM AGATAḤ
T. S. Nandi
"The object of this paper is to analyse this expression of Anandavardhana, and also thereby to delve deeper in the problem of poetic expression, in the moments of its revealation, the attitude of the poet in the act of his literary creation, and also the aspect of aesthetic relishtopics which come up for discussion, they being relevant.
(Dhv. I. 5d)
The reference is clearly to the Valmiki episode which is preserved in the Balakāṇḍa of the Rāmāyaṇa also referred to by Kalidasa. Abhinavagupta has tried to explain Ananda's view point. The particular verse in question, viz., the poetic expression in, 'ma nisāda pratisthām tvam' etc., has been also quoted by Rajas'ekhara while dealing with the account of the Kavyapuruşa in Ch. III of his Kävyamimāmsā. Kuntaka refers to it under I. 9 of his VJ. (i.e. Vakrokti-jivita).Later Bhoja also quotes this verse in his Srpgāra-prakāsa, while dealing with the topic of karuna-rasa. Those references do not seem to have much theoretical bias. A. Shankaran and M.M. Sharma have also referred to this topic. We will try to discuss this critically with a careful presentation of the views of alamkärikas and scholars.
The problems to be considered are (1) The birth of poetry, (2) theattitude of the poet i.e. the condition of the poet's mind, and Bhattanayaka's view, and (3) the aesthetic relish that follows.
We will begin with the account as recorded in the Rāmāyaṇa, Balakandi, Sarg1-2 (Eda. S'ci-Rāmāyaṇa-Sams'odhanasamiti. s'ake 1875), verses 8-18 :
स शिष्यहस्तादादाय बल्कलं नियतेन्द्रियः ।
विचचार ह पश्यंस्तत्सर्वतो विपुलं वनम् ॥ ८ ॥ तस्याभ्याशे तु मिथुनं चरन्तमनपायिन । क्रोययोश्चारुनिःस्वनम् ॥ ९ ॥ पुमांसं पापनिश्चयः ।
ददर्श भगवांस्तत्र
निषादस्तस्य पश्यतः ॥ १० ॥
तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं जघान बैरनिख्यो तं शोणीतपरीताङ्ग चेष्टमान महीतले ।
भार्या तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा दराव करुणां गिरम् ॥ ११ ॥
वियुक्ता पतिना तेन द्विजेन सहचारिणा ।
ताम्रशीर्षेण मत्तेन पत्रिणा सहितेन वे ॥ १२ ॥
*. Paper read at the All India Orlental Conference, XXXI st session, Jaipur, Oct-182.
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