Mudrarakshasa (literary study)
by Antara Chakravarty | 2015 | 58,556 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Chandas employed in Mudrarakshasa (Introduction)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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2. The Chandas employed in 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补 (Introduction)
k膩vye ras膩nus膩re峁嘺 var峁嘺n膩nugu峁噀na ca
kurv墨ta sarvav峁泃t膩n膩峁� 惫颈苍颈测辞驳补峁� 惫颈产丑腻驳补惫颈迟//[1]
The meters used in a 办腻惫测补 should be favorable for the rasas as well as the contextual descriptions, is, the observation of 碍峁尘别苍诲谤补. Let us examine how far 痴颈艣腻办丑补诲补迟迟补 has been successful in employment of the meters in his drama befitting with the rasas and also with the circumstantial situations.
惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补 of 痴颈艣腻办丑补诲补迟迟补 comprises of seven acts. In these seven acts, there are as many as 168 metrical verses. 痴颈艣腻办丑补诲补迟迟补 has employed 19 different types of chandass in different places of the drama following the demand of the circumstances. Now, in the following we are going to discuss about the chandass chosen by 痴颈艣腻办丑补诲补迟迟补 for 惭耻诲谤腻谤腻办峁蝉补 along with their definitions cited by 骋补峁単腻诲腻蝉补 in the 颁丑补苍诲辞尘补帽箩补谤墨 one by one.
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[1]:
厂耻惫峁泃迟补迟颈濒补办补, III.7