Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study)
by Debabrata Barai | 2014 | 105,667 words
This page relates 鈥楥haracteristics of Sharad-kala (autumn season)鈥� of the English study on the Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara: a poetical encyclopedia from the 9th century dealing with the ancient Indian science of poetics and rhetoric (also know as alankara-shastra). The Kavya-mimamsa is written in eighteen chapters representing an educational framework for the poet (kavi) and instructs him in the science of applied poetics for the sake of making literature and poetry (kavya).
Part 8.10 - Characteristics of 艢补谤补诲-办腻濒补 (autumn season)
After the 痴补谤峁Ｄ�-办腻濒补 (rainy season) comes the 艢补谤补诲-办腻濒补 (autumn season). It is popularly known as the name of season of festivals. In this time mind becomes most pleasing for its very clear sky due to absence of rain clouds.
This season produces lack of intoxication in peacocks and induces the deer鈥檚 and bees and help to the lotuses blossoms with other flower to grow.
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鈥�dr膩gga (kta)rjayant墨 vimad膩nmay奴r膩npragalbhayant墨 ku raradvire ph膩n |
艣aratsamabhyeti vik膩sya padm膩nunm墨layant墨 ku mudotpal膩ni || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVIII, Pp- 101
In this season is very pleasant fragrance with the flowers of 叠补苍诲丑奴办补 (one kind of tree), 叠腻峁嘺 (one kind of tree), Asana (one kind of tree), 碍耻峁卥耻尘补 (bakula tree), 艢别辫辫丑腻濒颈办腻 (a kind of plant), 厂补辫迟补辫补谤峁嘺 (white water lily or the blue lotus), Jasmine and 颁补尘辫腻 etc. the birds are wagtails i.e. Kadambaka, 碍腻谤补峁囜笉补惫补, 颁补办谤补惫腻办补, 厂腻谤补蝉补 and 碍谤补耻帽肠补 etc. different types of swans start to migrate to other countries. In this time, the water in rivers, lakes and ponds becomes clear and on the banks can be seen a wide array of swans, ducks, geese, cranes and herons.
During 艢补谤补诲-办腻濒补 (autumn season) the sky is very clear, bluer and full of stars. The sun and moon shine fourth excessively due to absence of rain cloud create a wonderful picture. It is the season for the fruits of 膧尘补濒补办墨 and farmers are get happy in the full of the sweet smell of the harvest in the farms.
On the day of 痴颈箩补测腻诲补艣补尘颈 in 艢补谤补诲-办腻濒补, the victorious kings perform a religious ceremony of arms, warfare, house and soldiers light lamps on 顿墨飞腻濒墨 and the kings involved in a variety of tasks intent upon their victory march and collectively present a pleasing picture.
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鈥�mah膩navamy膩峁� nikhil膩strap奴j膩 苍墨谤腻箩补苍腻 惫腻箩颈产丑补峁璦诲惫颈辫腻苍腻尘 |
诲墨辫腻濒颈办腻测腻峁� 惫颈惫颈诲丑腻 vil膩s膩 y膩tronmu啷坘haratr峁沶apairvidhey膩岣� || 鈥�- K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of 搁腻箩补艣别办丑补谤补: Ch-XVIII, Pp- 101
In the story of 搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺 we can see the fine description of autumn season. When 搁腻尘补 observes the advent of autumn at the 峁氠梗测补尘奴补 Mountain then he describes the beauty of autumn to his brother 尝补办峁补峁嘺. Therefore in the work of 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补 we found that this season is compared with newly wedded bride. There the moon delights the lovers in union and scorches the lovers in separation.