Essay name: Brihatkatha-kosha (cultural study)
Author:
Himanshu Shekhar Acharya
Affiliation: Pondicherry University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay is an English study of the Brihatkatha-kosha reflecting cultural traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 10th century. The Brihatkathakosha contains a collection of Jain Kathas (stories) intended to propagate Jain ideology and inspire people to lead a religio-ethical life. The book is written in over 12,000 Sanskrit verses
Chapter 2 - Brihatkatha-kosha鈥擜 literary study
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Description of a war -
a艣val岣� rathagajai艣citrairbha峁璦irapi sasa峁僢hramai岣� /
sahita峁� celatust奴r峁嘺m ga峁僩膩dharamah墨dharau //
sainyadvayamapi pr盲ptam k峁泃膩nyonyamah膩ravam /
nanayudhak峁泃odyotam vait膩likakalasvanam //
gajo gajena sa峁僱agnastura艅gena turangama岣� /
ratho rathena ca k峁Ｄ玴ram bha峁璭n膩pi bha峁璷 ru峁Ｄ乮l
evam mahati samy膩te sangrame bhayadayini /
parasparakaladhv膩nap奴n墨t膩k膩艣abh奴tale //
kenapi v盲ru峁噊 dhvastah kenapi ca turangama岣�/
rathasthena ratho ba峁嘺i岣� padikopi pad膩tin膩 //
(33.117-121; 56.290; 67.16-21)
Similarly description of a svaya峁僢ara (57.43-57), of a dog (34.17-19) etc.
are interesting.
The author's poetic ability is manifested occasionally in some ornate vers茅s,
composed carefully, such as -
kuvalayanavadalasamarucinayane sarasijiadalanibhavara karacarane/
Srti sukhakaraparabh峁泃akalavacane kuru jinanutimayi sakhi viduvadane //
(10.52)
