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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However Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 pleased at 艢iva. He withdrew His disc and said
to him: "O dearer to the devotees, as per your will, I assure that B膩峁嘺
will henceforward have nothing to fear from any quarter. He will be the
foremost among your attendants. 160
Thus ended the description of the battle-scene.
In fine, Trivikrama Pandita has described the dreadful and
loathsome pictures of the battle-field through a flow of Raudra and
Bhay膩naka sentiments. Besides, in the description of the battle-scene,
direct fight between Lord K峁涐梗峁嘺 and B膩峁嚹乻ura is briefly given at the end
of the eighth canto in two stanzas only; while the fight between 艢iva and
K峁涐梗峁嘺 is explained in detail. Therefore it appears rather imbalanced way
of presentation. As B膩峁嚹乻ura is the main target in the battle, his fight
with K峁涐梗峁嘺 should have been described in detail. Despite this, since Lord
艢iva has borne entire responsibility of guarding B膩峁嚹乻ura and his city,
he had to play a major role in the battle-field. And, when Lord 艢iva, the
direct and principal guardian of B膩峁嘺, has submitted himself to Lord
K峁涐梗峁嘺, then what to say about the defeat of B膩峁嘺 ! It is obvious that B膩峁嘺
guarded by 艢iva is defeated as well. With this view in mind, the poet has
given very less scope for the description of fight between K峁涐梗峁嘺 and B膩峁嘺,
and suggested the defeat of the latter in only two verses. Hence wider
scope given for the description of fight between 艢iva and K峁涐梗峁嘺 is no
doubt significant.
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160. 啶むう啷嵿き啶曕啶むさ啶む啶膏げ 啶さ啷囙う啷嵿き啶掂う啶距啷嵿ぐ啶灌啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶啶むた啶班啶� 啶むさ 啶啶むさ啶班 啶啶班き啷傕い啶� |
啶多啶班啶じ啷嵿さ啶苦え啶距 啶啶ム啶椸啶｀ぞ啶� 啶啶班ぅ啶 啶啶班ぅ啶ㄠ啶むぞ啶� 啶む啶洁お啷嵿く啶膏啶う啷�啶灌た啶むぎ啶苦う啶� 啶す啷佮ぎ啶ㄠ啶掂い啷� 啶 || ( [tadbhaktavatsala bhavedbhavad膩grahe峁嘺 nirbh墨tire峁 tava bh奴tavara岣� prabh奴ta岣� |
艣reyasvin膩峁� p峁泃hugu峁嚹佱弗 prathame prathant膩峁� te'pyasmad墨hitamida峁� bahumanvate ye || (] IX. 12)
