The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa
by Dhrubajit Sarma | 2015 | 94,519 words
This page relates 鈥淩ecreations and pastimes (found in the Shrikanthacarita)鈥� as it appears in the case study regarding the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa. The Shrikanthacarita was composed by Mankhaka, sometimes during A.D. 1136-1142. The Mankhakosa or the Anekarthakosa is a kosa text of homonymous words, composed by the same author.
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Part 5 - Recreations and pastimes (found in the 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita)
In 惭补峁卥丑补办补鈥檚 time, the popular means of recreation were as follows鈥�
Among the educated, there were prevalent, the literary pastimes such as 蝉补尘补蝉测腻辫奴谤迟颈 or completing a poem when only a line or one half of it is given.[1] In Kashmir of that time, along with the study of Sanskrit, people were conversant in other languages also, such as Pr膩k峁泃. There is a reference of one Lo峁ａ弓adeva, who knew as many as six languages.[2] Literary treatises were examined in the assembly of scholars.[3] Talent and erudition of a poet used to be tested by oral extempore compositions.[4] Performance of literary debate by scholars was also in practice.[5] The country was a seat of learning.[6] Holiday was observed on the eighth day of a fortnight.[7] The game of dice was popular[8], people enjoyed drama[9], magic shows[10], dance.[11] Boys were fond of throwing dust on each other[12], girls usually played with a ball.[13] The youths enjoyed sportive day-to-day life by indulging in various amorous activities like swinging[14] sports, sports in water[15], flower collection[16] etc.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
e峁Ｄ乸i dyuram膩 priy膩nugamana峁� prodd膩mak膩峁ａ弓hotthite /
sa峁卍hyagnau viracayya t膩rakami峁Ｄ乯j膩t膩sthi艣e峁sthiti岣� (iti samasy膩p奴ra峁嘺峁�)//
Ibid., XXV. 105
[2]:
Ibid., XXV. 34
[3]:
Ibid., XXV. 15-151
[4]:
Ibid., XXV. 105, 117
[5]:
Ibid., III. 60, 61
[6]:
Ibid., III. 10, 19
[7]:
Ibid., IV. 50
[8]:
Ibid., XVII. 52
[9]:
Ibid., IX. 14; XV.12
[10]:
Ibid., II. 23; VII. 54
[11]:
Ibid., III. 48
[12]:
Ibid., VIII. 40
[13]:
Ibid., IX. 27
[14]:
Ibid., III. 30; VII. Jonar膩ja comments-caitre dol膩dhiroha峁嘺峁兡乧膩ra岣�/
Ibid., III. 30, page 36
[15]:
Ibid., IX
[16]:
Ibid., VIII