Sambodhi 2002 Vol 25

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Vol. XXV, 2002
GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO UPARUPAKAS... 35 That also is termed matta-mallika in which imaginary lack of activity in case of a project on hand of the office-bearers such as a minister or a purohita - a preceptor-, or tāpasa i. e. an ascetic etc. is delineated. A trivial story ksudrakathā related in Maharastra-bhāsā is also termed matta-mallikā.
The line "gorocane ca kāryā
anangavati bhāva-rasa-vidyā" is not clear. But 'gorocana' is explained by Monier-Williams, pp. 366 as, "a bright yellow orpiment prepared from the bile of cattle employed in painting, dyeing, and in marking Tilaka on the forehead; in medicine used as a sedative".... etc. Thus perhaps 'anangavati' is an illustration of a trivial story narrated on the occasion of preparing 'gorocana' (or. nā.). Again 'bhāva-rasa-vidyā' also is not very clear. “Rasa-vidyā' could have something to do with rasāyana-vidyā, i. e. medicine. Anangavati is said to be 'bhāva-rasa-vidyā', which is a clumsy expression. May be it is full of bhāva, rasa and rasa-vidyā ! or, "having predominance of bhāva and rasa-vidyā”. We are not very clear about this.
The NLRK. has the following on this art-form (pp. 302, 3, Edn. Babulal Shastri, ibid) :
atha durinallikā. caturankā, garbha-samdhi-sūnya. yathā bindumati. asyām ekānko vita-vilāsamayaḥ, dvitīgo viduşaka-vilāsamayah. třtīyaḥ pithamardavilāsamayaḥ caturthaḥ nāgara-vilāsamayah prathamastu tri-nāļikah, dvītīyah panca-nādikah, sesau daśa-nädikau.
Obviously this seems to be the summary of śāradātanaya's writing. But according to the NLRK., the fourth act is full of sporting activity of nāgaraka, or a cultured citizen. Thus it is going to be grace and culture. Again the further details as read in BP. are also omitted here. They were seen in Bhoja and ND. also. The illustration cited is "bindumati". - The Sāhītya-darpana of Viśvanātha has the following: -
S.D. calls it 'durmalli S.D.VI. 303-305 read as,
"durmalli caturarikā syāt kaisī-bhārati-yutā. a-garbhā, nāgara-narā, nyūna-nayaka-bhūsitā. -VI. 303. S.D.