Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢nalysis of Arthantaranyasa-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.
Analysis of Arth膩ntara峁噛膩sa-膩la峁卥膩ra
A special or a general statement being substantiated by a general or special statement respectively, is Arth膩ntara峁噛膩sa.
(i) The general idea that ladies are selfish and would try to obtain their wish at all costs, is substantiated by the episode of Kaikeyi鈥檚 mother asking for the reason of the laughter of her husband knowing well that revealing it would cause him his life (II.5):
蝉迟谤颈测补岣� 蝉惫腻谤迟丑补辫补谤腻岣� 辫谤腻测补岣� paradu岣ha峁� na j膩nate |
膩p峁涐梗峁璦vya峁� yadapr膩k峁Ｄ玹 g峁沨i峁嚹� kekay膩dhipam ||
(ii) The commanders of 搁腻箩补测补办峁腻 declare that when such great soldiers like themselves are at the warfront, their king need not think about losing the war; the lotus does not worry about being hit by frost when the spring season has set in (II.12):
膩sm膩d峁浥沞峁 bala艣膩li峁 sainike峁 r膩jannala峁� prabhupar膩bhavacintay膩 te |
sy膩t ki峁� vasantadivase峁 vis峁泃vare峁 padm膩karasya tuhin膩bhibhavaprasakti ||
(iii) 闯墨惫补 feels that 艢颈惫补产丑补办迟颈 who gives immense pleasure to his heart is his one and only comfort; for the trees scorched by the excess heat of the sun, the heavy showers of the fresh clouds alone are the remedy (IV.16):
丑峁沝补测腻苍补苍诲补惫颈诲丑腻迟谤墨峁� 产丑补办迟颈峁� t膩mantar膩 na me saukhyam |
腻蝉腻谤别峁嘺 惫颈苍腻 ki峁� gharmaml膩nasya 艣膩khinast峁沺ti岣� ||