Satirical works of Kshemendra (study)
by Arpana Devi | 2017 | 60,954 words
This page relates 鈥榊amaka (rhyme)鈥� part of the study on the Satirical works of Kshemendra: an 11th century poet from Kashmir, who composed three satirical works. Kshemendra himself says that in composing the satirical works his only motive is to reform the mindset of the people.鈥擧e exposes all the vices and follies prevailing in the society with the intention to reform it.
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1.8. Yamaka (rhyme)
Yamaka[1] is a variety of 艣补产诲腻濒补峁僰腻谤补 and it consists in repetition of letters in the same order with different meanings. In the 顿别艣辞辫补诲别艣补, in the verse, 丑峁沝补测补惫颈丑墨苍辞 诲丑奴谤迟补岣� 蝉补峁単谤补丑补谤补丑颈迟补岣�[2] 鈥︹��.., it has been said that he (the physician) roams about treating the diseases, but he does not know the basic medicine and symptoms of diseases as is mentioned in the work of Caraka. In the second half of the verse, there is a rhyme in two words caraka and caraka. Caraka is a well-known 腻测耻谤惫别诲腻肠腻谤测补 of Ancient India who composed a work on Indian medicine known as the 颁补谤补办补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻. In the verse, the meaning of another caraka is vagrant. Similarly, in the verse, 箩补苍补辫耻峁噛补颈谤蝉腻尘腻苍测补颈岣�[3] 鈥︹�︹�︹��, it has been stated that the bawd is a pestle to men for her special good works for them. She is a companion of death and it would be an extraordinarily stroke of fortune if she were to perish. In the verse, the words 办奴峁弓补苍墨 and 办奴峁弓补苍墨 convey different meanings and are repeated. The meaning in the first case is the bawd and in the second case it means a pestle.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
satyarthe p峁泃hagarth膩y膩岣� svaravya帽janasa 峁僪ate岣�/
krame峁嘺 tenaiv膩v峁泃tiryamaka峁� vinigadyate// 厂腻丑颈迟测补诲补谤辫补峁嘺 ,X.8
[2]: