Shishupala-vadha (Study)
by Shila Chakraborty | 2018 | 112,267 words
This page relates 鈥楥itrakavya (3): Absence of some specific letter鈥� of the study on the Shishupala-vadha (in English) in the light of Manusamhita (law and religious duties) and Arthashastra (science of politics and warfare). The Shishupalavadha is an epic poem (Mahakavya) written by Magha in the 7th century AD. It consists of 1800 Sanskrit verses spread over twenty chapters and narrates the details of the king of the Chedis.
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Citrak膩vya (3): Absence of some specific letter
惭腻驳丑补 composed many verses where some special letters are absent. As for:
a. 狈颈谤辞峁ａ弓丑补鈥�(non labial)鈥�
鈥渄adh膩nairdhanas膩d峁浥泍a峁� lasad膩yasanda艣anai岣� |
tatra k膩帽cacanasacch膩y膩 sas峁沯e tai岣� 艣ar膩艣ani岣� ||鈥�19. 11 ||[1]
Here non labial letters are absent,
b. 础蝉补峁儁辞驳补鈥�(syllables with single consonants)
惭腻驳丑补 also composed some verses which are composed by syllables with single consonants.
As for example鈥�
鈥渘ip墨岣峚n膩diva mitho d膩natoyaman膩ratam |
惫补辫耻测腻尘补诲补测腻辫腻迟腻诲颈产丑腻苍腻尘补产丑颈迟辞'galat |鈥� 19. 68 ||[2]
Here syllables with combined consonants are absent.
c. 础迟腻濒补产测补鈥�(non palatal)
Poet 惭腻驳丑补 composed some verses where palatal letters are absent.
As for example鈥�
鈥渘膩m膩k峁r膩峁嚹佱箖 malit膩 m膩 bh奴dbhartturata岣� sphu峁璦m |
ag峁沨nanta par膩峁単膩rn膩mas奴stra峁� na 尘腻谤驳补峁嚹佱弗 |鈥� 19. 110 ||[3]
Here palatal letter is absent鈥�
d. 骋奴岣峢补肠补迟耻谤迟丑补鈥�
惭腻驳丑补 composed some verses where the letters of the fourth line of the verse are hidden in other three lines.
As for example鈥�
鈥溑沘谤补惫补谤峁Ｄ� 尘补丑腻苍腻诲补岣� sphuratk膩rm奴kaketana岣� |
n墨lacchavirasau reje ke艣avacchalan墨rada岣� ||鈥� 19. 96 ||[4]
Here the letters ke艣avacchalanan墨rada岣� are found in other lines.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
ibid., p. 784.
[2]:
ibid., p. 808.
[3]:
ibid., p. 826.
[4]:
ibid., p. 820.