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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his agitated prowess before K峁涐梗峁嘺. Both 艢iva and K峁涐梗峁嘺 started once
again discharging the arrows at each other. This fight between 艢iva and
K峁涐梗峁嘺 was witnessed by the demigods, Siddhas, divine sage N膩rada etc.
Being filled with anxiety, these divine-beings earnestly asked both Lord
艢iva and Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 for stopping the fight causing much destruction to
the world. 154 Then in order to put an end to the fight, and to silence the
dreadful form of 艢iva, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 discharged J峁沵bhana missile at him. 155
As a result, vehemence of fighting in the minds of demon-enemies and of
艢iva disappeared. All enemies fell infatuated. 156 B膩峁嚹乻ura then came to
know about the defeat of his army, and therefore rushed to the battle-
field in great anger. But, Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 cut off B膩峁嘺's thousand arms by His
Sudarsana disc. 157 All gods then proclaimed the words of K峁涐梗峁嘺's victory,
and they showered on Him the heavenly flowers as a token of honour.
Seeing B膩峁嘺 with his arms lopped off, Lord Siva took compassion on
him, approached Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 and requested Him thus: O Lord, it is
indeed a worthy act to lop off the arms of B膩峁嘺. Just as a goad to the
elephant, so too, punishment to the wicked souls is quite necessary to
remove their haughtiness. 158 O Lord, this demon B膩峁嘺 is My beloved
devotee; I have given him an assurance of my protection. Hence, I beg you
to forgive him and to extend Your favour to him. 159
154. 啶掂啷嵿し啶膏啶膏啶ムげ啶曕啶粪啶啶啶班た啶� 啶啷嵿し啶苦啷囙い啷� 啶︵ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶ぃ啷�啶た 啶多啶班ざ啶班啶� 啶多え啷嵿き啷� 啷�
啶啶班じ啷�啶︵い啶� 啶膏啶灌ぐ啶む 啶掂た啶灌ぞ啶班 啶掂た啶曕啶粪啶た啶曕ぞ啶ぞ 啶溹啶む 啶膏啶掂ざ啶曕啶む啶� || ( [vak峁ssthalak峁墨priya pak峁keto d膩k峁Ｄ亂a峁嚹玬i 艣ra艣ar墨ra 艣anbho |
pras墨data峁� sa峁僪arata峁� vih膩ra峁� vik峁bhik膩y膩 jagata岣� sva艣akte岣� || (] VIII. 82)
155. 啶囙い啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶︵啶班啶班啶す啶苦い啷� 啶啶曕啶ㄠ啶︵ 啶す啶距え啷嵿ぎ啶灌た啶啶ㄠぞ 啶班ぎ啶ぞ啶� 啶嗋啷� 啷�
啶膏啷冟ぎ啷嵿き啶｀ぞ啶膏啶む啶班お啷嵿ぐ啶灌た啶む啶班啶掂啶班啶 啶啶啶� 啶ぞ啶｀ 啶灌ぐ啶啶灌え啶距く || ( [ittha峁� mun墨ndrairmahito mukundo mah膩nmahimn膩 ramam膩峁嘺 膩jau |
saj峁沵bha峁嚹乻traprahitoruv墨rya峁� mumoca b膩峁嘺峁� haramohan膩ya || (] VIII. 85)
156. 啶о啶掂じ啷嵿い啶班じ啶ぐ啶距じ啷佮ぐ啶む 啶膏ぎ啷佮う啶げ啷�啶侧ぞ啶� 啶むい啷嵿ぐ 啶膏お啶班ぞ啶膏啶班い啶�
啶啶灌ぎ啶ぞ啶ㄠ啶え啶膏た啶さ啶︵啶掂啶粪 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶ぞ啶く啶距え啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠじ啶苦き啶掂 || ( [dhvastarasapar膩surata岣� samudayal墨l膩sa tatra sapar膩surata岣�
mohamay膩nmanasibhavadve峁Ｄ� tasm膩tprabh膩may膩nmanasibhava岣� || (] VIII. 87)
157. 啶膏す啶膏啶班ぎ啶膏啶ぞ啶︵啶啶灌い啶距 啶啶溹ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶ム啷嵿啷冟い啶� 啶氞啷嵿ぐ啶啶むぞ 啶き啷傕さ 啷�
啶掂ぞ啶む啶ぞ啶灌い啶距え啷嵿い啷囙え 啶ぅ啶� 啶啶椸ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶す啶距う啷嵿ぐ啶苦ざ啷冟啷嵿啶距う啷嵿ぐ啷佮ぎ啶膏え啷嵿え啶苦お啶距い啶� || ( [sahasramasm膩db峁沨at膩峁� bhuj膩n膩峁� p峁泃hakk峁泃a峁� cakrabh峁泃膩 babh奴va |
v膩ty膩hat膩ntena yath膩 yug膩n膩峁� mah膩dri艣峁涐箙g膩drumasannip膩ta岣� || (] VIII.90)
158. 啶膏い啷嵿く啶� 啶啶班き啷� 啶啶班啶班ぎ啷佮う啷嵿啶班啶班啶曕ぐ啶距ぃ啶距 啶︵啶粪啶｀ぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶曕ぐ啷嵿い啶ㄠぎ啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶班い啶膏啶� 啶膏ぞ啶о |
啶︵ぃ啷嵿ぁ啷囙え 啶ぞ啶班啶︵さ啶じ啶む啶膏 啶膏ぎ啶班啶ムく啶ㄠ啶む 啶膏え啷嵿い啷� 啶い啶權啶椸き啷佮さ啶� 啶い啷嵿い 啶囙さ啶距啷嵿啷佮ざ啷囙え || ( [satya峁� prabho prakharamudgarakarkar膩峁嚹佱箖 do峁ａ箛膩峁� nikartanamavar峁嘺ratasya s膩dhu |
da峁囜笉ena m膩rdavamasatsu samarthayante santo mata峁単abhuvi matta iv膩峁卥u艣ena || (] IX.9)
159. 啶︵い啷嵿い啶距き啶啶洁く啶じ啷佮ぐ啶� 啶膏お啶班た啶椸啶班す啷� 啶 啶ぞ啶侧啶 啶� 啶曕ぞ啶班ぃ啶掂ざ啶距い啷� 啶膏う啶 啶むさ啶距い啶� 啷�
啶啶む啶啶粪 啶多た啶粪啶熰た啶班さ啶о啶� 啶掂た啶оえ啶啶椸啶ぞ 啶むい啷嵿啷嵿し啶啶い啶距 啶う啶ぐ啶距ぇ啶え啷囙え 啶啶灌ぞ啶む || ( [datt膩bhayo'yamasura岣� saparigraho me p膩lya岣� sa k膩ra峁嘺va艣膩t sadaya峁� tav膩ta岣� |
bh峁泃ye峁 艣i峁ａ弓iravadhena vidhanayogy膩 tatk峁myat膩峁� yadapar膩dhamanena moh膩t || (] IX.10)
