Essay name: Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study)
Author:
Pranesh R. Archak
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is a study and English summary of the the Ushaharana Kavya鈥攁n Sanskrit epic poem written by Trivikrama Pandita in the 13th century. The thesis highlights Trivikrama鈥檚 dual identity as a philosopher and poet, showcasing his profound contributions to Sanskrit literature, especially through the Usaharana.
Chapter 5 - Descriptive aspects of the Ushaharana-kavya
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Having found the mournful condition of B膩峁嘺's army, the minister
Kumbhanda disuaded B膩峁嘺 from his marching to the battle-field, as it
was dangerous time.- Moreover, B膩峁嚹乻ura who had become more
haughty by his riches, by the support of Lord Siva, P膩rvat墨, Guha and by
the intoxication of his youthful stage, was not in a position to
descriminate the things before him.133
Addressing to Pradyumna, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 further said: 鈥淒uring His
Nrsimha incarnation, the belly of demon-king Hiranyakasipu was torn
opened by Me. Yet his son, Prahl膩da was ardent devotee. 134 Again during
V膩mana incarnation of Mine, Bali though a grandson of Prahlada, could
not obtain heaven, but placing My foot on his head, I thrusted him down
to P膩t膩la. And, now however it is no task for Me to defeat Bali's son,
B膩峁嚹乻ura possesses of a thousand arms.
" 135
Continuing His speech K峁涐梗峁嘺 said thus "the Sakti weapon of
峁nmukha is not at all dreadful to us. Besides, 艢iva now is not in a
position to protect his devotee B膩峁嚹乻ura. For, the glory of 艢iva with the
help of which he attacks, is due to Me only. 136 Hence, such army of B膩峁嘺
132. 啶曕啶むぞ啶椸じ啶た啶 啶о啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶むい啷嵿さ啶ぐ啷�啶曕啶粪く啶� 啷�
啶ㄠた啶掂ぞ啶班く啶むた 啶曕啶啶ぞ啶｀啶∴ 啶ㄠ啶ㄠ 啶ぞ啶｀ 啶班ぃ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶苦え啶 || ( [k峁泃膩gasamima峁� dh墨m膩n dharmatatvapar墨k峁y膩 |
niv膩rayati kumbh膩峁囜笉o n奴na峁� b膩峁嘺峁� ra峁嚹乺thinam || (] VIII. 17)
133. 啶愢ざ啷嵿さ啶班啶ぞ啶︵お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶曕ぞ啶班う啷嵿さ啷�啶班啶ぞ啶︵ぞ啶班啶ぞ啶膏啶む啶多く啷嬥 啷�
啶むぞ啶班啶｀啶ぞ啶氞啶氞ぞ啶ぐ啶距う啷嵿う啷冟さ啶啶む 啶� 啶掂た啶溹ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶む啶啶じ啷嵿ぅ啶苦い啶 || ( [ai艣vary膩daprat墨k膩radv墨ry膩d膩ry膩sute艣ayo岣� |
t膩ru峁噛膩cc膩par膩dd峁泇apto na vij膩n膩tyupasthitam || (] VIII. 18)
134. 啶呧さ啶むぞ啶班ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぐ啷� 啶じ啷嵿く 啶ㄠた啶班き啷囙う啶� 啶ㄠ啷堗ぐ啷佮ぐ啶� 啷�
啶灌た啶班ぃ啷嵿く啶曕ざ啶苦お啷嬥じ啷嵿い啶膏啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿げ啶距う啷� 啶い啷嵿お啶班 啶膏啶む || ( [avat膩r膩ntare yasya nirabhedi nakhairura岣� |
hira峁噛aka艣ipostasya prahl膩do matpara岣� suta岣� || (] VIII. 19)
135. 啶むじ啷嵿く 啶啶む啶班 啶げ啶苦 啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶距え啷嵿え 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂た啶氞啶啶むた啶 啷�
啶膏す啶膏啶班が啶距す啷嬥じ啷嵿い啶む啶膏啶ㄠ啶� 啶膏啶曕ぐ啷� 啶 啶ぐ啶距き啶掂 || ( [tasya pautro bali岣� svarg膩nna c膩nyen膩pa vicyutim |
sahasrab膩hostats奴no岣� sukaro me par膩bhava岣� || (] VIII. 20 )
136. 啶ぞ啶｀た啶ㄠぞ 啶掂た啶о啶むぞ 啶ぞ 啶啶氞啶涏啷嵿い啶苦 啶啶班ぞ啶｀き啷冟い啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啷�
啶呧い啷嵿く啶距ざ啶權啶曕ぞ啶う啶� 啶ㄠ啶曕啶ㄠ啶え啶� 啶多ぐ啶溹え啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ 啷�
啶呧さ啶苦啶苦い啷嵿く 啶灌ぐ啶� 啶多い啷嵿ぐ啷傕え啷� 啶啷嵿い啶� 啶� 啶む啶班ぞ啶む啶ぐ啷嵿す啶むた 啷�
啶呧お啶距啷嵿ぐ啶苦く啶距く啶距 啶氞ぞ啶膏啶ぞ啶膏 啶曕た啶啶多啶掂ぐ啷嵿く啶� 啶す啷囙ざ啷嵿さ啶班 || ( [p膩峁噄n膩 vidh峁泃膩 m膩 bh奴cchakti岣� pr膩峁嘺bh峁泃膩 yath膩 |
aty膩艣a峁卥膩pada峁� naikajanmana岣� 艣arajanmana岣� ||
avijitya hara岣� 艣atr奴n bhakta峁� na tr膩tumarhati |
ap膩kriy膩y膩峁� c膩sm膩su kimai艣varya峁� mahe艣vare || (] VIII. 21-22)
