Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study)
by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah | 2014 | 67,792 words
This page relates 鈥楽imilarities (8): Art and Architecture鈥� of the English study on the Harshacharita: A Sanskrit (poetical work) which can be studied as a Historical book of Indian society during the 7th century. It was originally written by Banabhatta who based his Harsacarita on the life of the Gupta emperor Harshavardhana. This study researches the religion, philosophy, flora and fauna and society of ancient India as reflected in the Harsha-Charita.
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1. Similarities (8): Art and Architecture
[Full title: Similarities between the Two Societies of the 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨 and the 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补 (8): Art and Architecture]
Studies on both the 办腻惫测补蝉, show the aesthetic and artistic senses of the people of 叠腻峁嘺鈥檚 time. It is known from various description of art and architecture, such as the 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补 uses the word citra[1] and 腻濒别办丑测补[2] to imply painting, and 惫补谤峁嘺办补[3] for various paints. Description of 肠颈迟谤补辫补峁璦[4] or citraphalaka[5] a cloth designed with drawing and painting, and 肠颈迟谤补艣腻濒腻,[6] picture-hall are there in the 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨. 叠腻峁嘺bha峁弓a, hence, remarks that the painters were very expert in drawing and painting.[7]
Again, from the description of various things such as 辫谤腻蝉腻诲补[8] (i.e., big buildings), 腻蝉迟丑腻苍补尘补峁囜笉补辫补[9] (i.e., a big place where the king鈥檚 assembly was held and from there the king announced every important news), fully surrounded and protected walls of the d奴rgas i.e., forts made with stones[10] or sometimes with irons,[11] and of water reservoirs,[12] 辫补谤颈办丑腻[13] (moat), 蝉耻谤腻濒补测补[14] (temples), 迟辞谤补峁嘺[15] (i.e., royal gate), golden footstool,[16] 肠补谤尘补辫耻迟谤颈办腻[17] (dolls of leather), etc. are some of the commonly found art-works in both the 办腻惫测补蝉.
Again 叠腻峁嘺 has given hints of the architecture through the description of decorative things inside the royal-palaces such as, 肠颈迟谤补辫补峁璦[18] or big paintings, ma峁単al腻濒别办丑测补[19] (i.e., auspicious paintings) 蝉补办腻帽肠补苍补辫谤补迟颈尘腻[20] (doll made with gold), 艣腻濒补产丑补帽箩颈办腻[21] (a clay doll made from 艢腻濒补 tree). The structure house premises such as-产丑耻办迟补蝉迟丑腻苍补 (audience hall),[22] 产丑补惫补苍补尘补峁噄惫别诲颈办腻[23] (square like board crystal slabs made for taking rest), 肠丑补苍诲谤补艣腻濒颈办腻[24] (i.e., terrace of the palace), caitya[25] i.e., a monument and 诲丑腻谤腻驳峁沨补[26] were the houses furnished with artificial jets of water etc. are described.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid.,II.p.35
[2]:
Ibid.,IV.p.69
[3]:
Ibid.
[4]:
肠颈迟谤补辫补峁璦n膩峁� mradriy膩sa峁冣��, Ibid.,VII.p.116
[5]:
碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.143
[6]:
Ibid.,p.85
[7]:
caturacitrakaracakrav膩lalikhyam膩nama峁単aly腻濒别办丑测补m, 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,IV.p.69
[8]:
[a] Ibid. [b] 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.207
[9]:
[a] visarjitar膩jaloka岣モ�︹�膩hy腻蝉迟丑腻苍补尘补峁囜笉补辫补sth膩pitam膩sanam膩cakr膩m. pr膩stasam膩yoga艣ca k峁峁嘺m膩si峁ａ弓a, Ibid.,VII.p.114-115 [b] 鈥�..visarjitar膩jaloka岣� k峁tipatir膩sth膩nama峁囜笉ap膩duttasthau, 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.27 [c] Ibid.,p.193
[10]:
艣颈濒腻辫谤腻办腻谤别峁嘺鈥�., Ibid., II.p.33
[11]:
..濒辞丑补辫谤腻办腻谤补尘.., Ibid.,p.31
[12]:
办谤墨岣嵞乿腻辫墨蝉补尘耻丑补尘, Ibid.,p.69
[13]:
Ibid.,II.33
[14]:
[a] Ibid.,p.43 [b] 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.89
[15]:
蝉补尘耻迟迟补尘产丑颈迟补迟耻峁単补迟辞谤补峁噀.., 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,VII.108
[17]:
贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,II.p.24
[18]:
Ibid.
[19]:
碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.114
[20]:
贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补, p.31
[21]:
[a] komalavar峁噄k膩vicitrairmitramukhai艣ca ma峁単alyaphalahast膩bhira帽jalik膩rik膩bhirudbh膩sitaparyant膩m, 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,IV.p.72
[b] sag峁沨adaivatamiva峁� 艣腻濒补产丑补帽箩颈办腻bhi岣モ��, 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.146
[22]:
贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,II.p.31
[23]:
[a] vi艣膩lasphatika艣il膩tala鈥�. vi艣ramak膩ra峁嘺manirmitta峁� 产丑补惫补苍补尘补峁噄惫别诲颈办腻岣�, 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,III.p.44
[b] 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨,p.280
[24]:
[a] pratiburdham膩n膩ya艣ca candra艣膩lik膩鈥�, Ibid.,IV.p.60
[b] candra艣膩lik膩l墨nam奴kamaulaloke, Ibid.,V.p.77
[25]:
鈥腻峁璦濒补尘奴诲谤腻肠补颈迟测补办补尘奴谤迟补测补岣�, Ibid.,VIII.p.127
[26]:
[a] 碍腻诲补尘产补谤墨, p.85,146
[b] 贬补谤峁肠补谤颈迟补,p.31