Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楥lassical Sanskrit literature鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
Classical Sanskrit literature
na tacch膩stra峁� na s膩 惫颈诲测腻 na tacchilpa峁� na t膩岣� 办补濒腻岣� |
n膩sau yogo na tad j峁Ｄ乶a峁� n膩峁璦ke yanna d峁浥泍ate ||鈥淚t is not knowledge, be it 艢腻蝉迟谤补, Vidy膩, 艢颈濒辫补, 碍补濒腻 or Yoga, if it is not represented on stage.鈥�
Classical Sanskrit literature is divided into two classes as 顿峁浥泍补办腻惫测补蝉 and 艢谤补惫测补办腻惫测补. A 顿峁浥泍补办腻惫测补 can be represented on the stage. It is also called 搁奴辫补办补. 搁奴辫补办补s are ten-fold such as: 狈腻峁璦办补, 笔谤补办补谤补峁嘺, 叠丑腻峁嘺, Prahasana, 岣宨尘补, 痴测腻测辞驳补, 厂补尘补惫补办腻谤补, 痴墨迟丑墨, 础峁卥补 and 莫丑腻尘峁沢补. The difference between these Categories lies in the treatment of the plot, the hero and the emotion (vastu 苍别迟腻 谤补蝉补蝉迟别峁Ｄ乵 产丑别诲补办补岣�).
Apart from these ten types, there are some other types of drama available in Sanskrit. Among them, the allegorical play known as 谤奴辫补办补苍腻峁璦办补 or 辫谤补迟墨办补苍腻峁璦办补 is very popular.