Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Vishuci (Queen of Rajayakshma)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.
Analysis of 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨 (Queen of Rajayak峁膩)
The dramatist refers to 驰补办峁腻鈥檚 wife 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨 in the interlude of the second Act during the discussion between Chardi and 碍腻蝉补. 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨鈥檚 direct appearance on the stage is presented by the dramatist, only at the end of the sixth Act.
At the end of the war between 驰补办峁腻鈥檚 team of various diseases and J墨var膩ja鈥檚 armies of very powerful medicines, 驰补办峁腻 had lost all his army. On seeing the war front strewn with the bodies of his soldiers who are mostly his near and dear ones, 驰补办峁腻 and 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨 are lost in deep sorrow. The mother in 痴颈峁Ｅ玞墨 is heart broken since all her royal sons seen by her alive just before the final war, are now, not to be seen anywhere.
This sorrow vehemently burns her heart like the fire burning the dry grass (VI. 96):
id膩ni峁� khalaveva 诲峁涐梗峁� r膩jakum膩r膩岣� kutra gat膩 y奴yam |
dahati 丑峁沝补测补峁� 艣oko'gniriva 艣u峁at峁涐箛aj膩lam ||
Her agony is observed by Rajayak峁膩鈥搘ith dishelved hair, checks wet with tears pouring down from her eyes and beating her chest with her hands鈥摮站贬梗奴c墨 is lamenting the loss of her sons; it multiplies his own anguish (VI.97):
ga峁囜笉advaye'pi galitairnayan膩mbup奴rair膩m峁涐梗峁璦patralatam膩kulake艣ap膩艣am |
p膩峁噄dvayaprahatap膩峁璦lab膩humadhyamasy膩 vapurmama 艣耻肠补峁� dvigu峁嚹玨aroti ||