Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Aprastutaprashamsa-alankara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.
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Analysis of Aprastutapra艣ams膩-膩la峁卥膩ra
When as irrelevant object (aprastuta) is described, keeping in mind the relevant matter (prastuta) that gets indicated, the figure of speech is known as Aprastutapra艣a峁僺膩. The drama is replete with this 补濒补峁卥腻谤补 from the beginning.
(i) In the beginning of Act III, the minister has ordered the city to be decorated to receive 闯墨惫补 and Buddhi whom he expects to have achieved their aim. Still, there is doubt in him and he is worried.
At this juncture, behind the scene, the 痴补颈迟腻濒颈办补 is announcing that after the rainy season, the cool breeze has stopped; the swans are returning to the blooming lotuses; the wells and pondsare full as they have received the rains; and the clouds have become white (having let out the waters) as suiting the 艢补谤补诲-season (III.18):
惫腻迟补峁� 辫谤腻惫峁涐梗颈办补峁� nirudhya 蝉补丑补蝉腻 驳腻迟谤补辫谤补办补尘辫补辫谤补诲补峁�
sa峁僷hull膩ni vidh膩ya c膩rukamal膩ny膩s膩dya ha峁僺膩gamam |
di峁ａ弓y膩 labdhavat膩 pras膩damadhika峁� v膩p墨jal膩dh膩rayo岣�
蝉补诲测补岣� 艣膩radav膩sare峁嘺 dhavalo megho'mbara峁� pr膩pita岣� ||
By this description, the minister infers that king 闯墨惫补 has definitely attained his wish. His dialogue following this, explains the same.[1]
The commentary here points out that this non-relevant description is indicative of the matter relevant to the context, namely, the fulfilment of the ambition of the minister (p.152):
膩nena ca vait膩lik墨yavar峁嘺nena prastutakath膩vastuni mantri峁噊 manorath膩nurodhena sapadi samupanato'vasthaviparyaya岣� s奴cita岣� |
(ii) The next verse, also heardfrom behind the curtains, by theminister in the same context, describes the 艢补谤补诲-season.
The 腻办腻艣补 has become purified now, of the rainy clouds by the rays of the sun who makes the world shine with beauty; the pools of water that have accumulated here and there because of the rains,are also becoming dried up by people waking through them (III.19):
di峁卪a峁囜笉alasya vimal墨kara峁噀 prav墨峁嚹乶 nirvighnamuts峁沯ati n墨rajabandhura峁兣浥玭 |
pa峁卥a艣ca p膩nthapadayogamam峁涐梗yam膩峁嘺岣� sa峁兣沷峁metya 艣akal墨bhavati k峁峁噀na ||
This again is interpreted by the minister as a positive sign for victory over the diseases.[2]
The commentary explains that the description of the sunrays dissolving the gloom of rainy season indicates 闯墨惫补鈥檚 victory over the diseases by the grace of the Lord (p.155):
膩nena deharak峁峁噀 k峁泃odyamo j墨var膩ja岣� 艣ivapras膩d膩dhigat膩n vividhavy膩dhima峁囜笉alanirdhunana-nipu峁嚹乶 rasayog膩n yatheccha峁� prayujya 诲别丑补峁� n墨rog墨kartu峁� vyavasita ityartho'pi vyajyate |
(iii) Before the final routing of 搁腻箩补测补办峁补, 闯墨惫补 is advised by his minister to resort to 艢颈惫补产丑补办迟颈 who had promised to help 闯墨惫补 in this regard. 闯墨惫补 starts his meditation on the lord with deep bhakti.
Within a short time, both hear the various voices hailing the glory of the Lord followed by the deep sounds of the K膩hal墨 (惫腻诲测补) which removes the sins of the people (VII.9):
jaya vi艣vapate jayendumaule jaya 艣ambho jaya 艣a峁卥areti 艣a峁僺an |
辫补谤颈迟补岣� 艣谤耻迟颈驳辞肠补谤辞 箩补苍腻苍腻峁� 办补濒耻峁峁� lumpati k膩hal墨nin膩da岣� ||
Here, the K膩hal墨 sound with voices hailing the glory of the Lord being heard, is the cause and the removal of all sins of the human beings of this world is the effect.
Since the hero has gained normal health now, this statement also refers to relief for people who suffer from various diseases (com. p.439):
膩nena j墨valokasya sarvadh膩 vyath膩heto岣� vy膩dhisam奴har奴pasya kilbi峁syots膩ra峁嘺mapi s奴cita峁� bhavati ||
Footnotes and references:
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III.19/20 (p.155):
尘补苍迟谤墨鈥�(艣谤耻迟惫腻) eten膩pi vacas膩 dehasya n墨rog墨kara峁嘺samarth膩n ras膩n prayokttu峁� r膩j峁stasya ca yak峁ahatakasya vina艣itu峁� pr膩pta岣� k膩lo'yamiti ca s奴cyate |