Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Bibhatsa-rasa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 叠墨产丑补迟蝉补-rasa
This sentiment creates disgust and detestation. This ill feeling further creates aversion and hatred. 膧nandar膩ya Makhin handles this rasa in the selected and suitable occasions:
(i) In the second Act of this play, the author chooses to highlight the 叠墨产丑补迟蝉补 rasa through the dialogues of diseases like 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补蝉, 础谤艣补蝉, Pramehas and Gulma-Pl墨h膩峁嘺s. This is possible because each one of these four groups, describes himself in such a way which naturally creates aversion in the minds of the viewers.
For instance, the 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补蝉 declare (II.14cd) that on entering the city (body) they would make it abhorrent even to look at:
艣补迟谤辞岣� 辫谤补惫颈艣测补 puram墨k峁tumapyayogya峁� kurmo 惫补测补峁� tanubh峁泃膩matikutsan墨yam ||
(ii) Pramehas, take a step further by saying that they will dry up the city which has the secretions of blood, flesh, fat, bone and fluids of bone marrows (II.18ab; p.95):
prasr膩v膩khy膩峁� pari峁嘺timas峁涐箙m膩峁僺amedo'sthimajj膩-sv膩tanvanto vayamanudina峁� tatpura峁� 艣o峁y膩ma岣� |
(iii) The poet continues to employ this 叠墨产丑补迟蝉补 in the sixth Act also where the fearful war between the two armies is reported (VI. 43 ab):
膩bhimukhamavek峁m膩峁嘺峁� 艣a艣arudhir膩liptatanumima峁�...... ||
The description of the disease 痴测补峁単补 as one who is looking straight and having his body smeared with rabbit鈥檚 blood itself creates an aversion in the minds of the viewers.