Mudrarakshasa (literary study)
by Antara Chakravarty | 2015 | 58,556 words
This page relates 鈥楿se of Parinama-alamkara鈥� of the English study on the Mudrarakshasa: an ancient Sanskrit dramatic play (Nataka) authored by Vishakhadatta which deals with the life of king Chandragupta. This study investigates the Mudra Rakshasa from a literary perspective, such as metrics, themes, rhetorics and other poetical elements. Chandragupta ruled the Mauryan Empire during the 4th century BCE, hence this text can also be studied as a historical textbook of ancient India.
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3.14. Use of 笔补谤颈峁嚹乵补-补濒补峁僰腻谤补
[Full title: Use of 础濒补峁僰腻谤补 in 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补: 础谤迟丑腻濒补峁僰腻谤补蝉, S膩d峁浥泍am奴laka (or S膩d峁涐梗yagarbha) (11). 笔补谤颈峁嚹乵补]
vi峁y膩tmatay膩ropye prak峁泃膩rthopayogini//
pari峁嚹乵o bhavettulyatuly膩dhikara峁噊 诲惫颈诲丑腻//[1]
This means, according to 痴颈艣惫补苍腻迟丑补 碍补惫颈谤腻箩补,
鈥淲hen what is superimposed, serves the purpose in hand as being identified with the subject of superimposition that is 笔补谤颈峁嚹乵补, which is twofold as being appositional and non-appositional.鈥�
In a few places of 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补 the deployment of 笔补谤颈峁嚹乵补 补濒补峁僰腻谤补 can be seen. One of the instances of Pari峁嚹乵膩la峁僰膩ra in the present drama 颈蝉鈥�
iha vicarayan s膩ddhvi峁� 艣颈峁补岣� 办谤颈测腻峁� na niv膩ryate
tyajati tu yad膩 尘腻谤驳补峁� moh膩ttad膩 gurura峁卥u艣a岣�/
惫颈苍补测补谤耻肠补测补蝉迟补蝉尘腻迟 蝉补苍迟补岣� sadaiva nira峁卥u艣膩岣�
parataramata岣� sv膩tantrebhyo 惫补测补峁� hi par膩峁卪ukh膩岣�//[2]
In this world a pupil is not checked doing a good work. The preceptor is a curb when he strays from the proper path through delusion, hence, good men with a liking for discipline are always curb less. We for our part are averse to any independence other than this.
Like the S膩d峁浥泍amulak膩la峁僰膩ra, the Virodhamulak膩la峁僰膩ras also can be seen being employed by the dramatist here and there.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺, X. 34
[2]:
惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补, III.6