Hanuman Nataka (critical study)

by Nurima Yeasmin | 2015 | 41,386 words

This page relates ‘Hanuman-Nataka, Act 8 (Summary)’ of the English study on the Hanuman-nataka written by Shri Damodara Mishra in the 11th century. The Hanumannataka is a Mahanataka—a fourteen-act Sanskrit drama dealing with the story of Rama and Hanumat (Hanuman) and presents the events in the lifes of Rama, Sita, Ravana and Hanuman (the son of Anjana and Vayu—the God of the Winds) based on the Ramayana story.

Hanuman-Nāṭaka, Act 8 (Summary)

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The 8^th Act deals with the sending of Aṅgada by Rāma to demand restoration of Sītā from Rāvaṇa.

After crossing the ocean, they arrived at the Suvel mountain, where Rāma called Aṅgada and gave message to Rāvaṇa.^[1] There was held a discussion between Rāvaṇa and Aṅgada. Aṅgada said Rāvaṇa to make reconciliation (sandhi)^[2] with Rāma but Rāvaṇa refused to do that. Aṅgada tried his best to make Rāvaṇa understand the gravity of the issue, but his attempt became unsuccessful. At last, he left the place being frustrated. The name of this Act is Aṅgadādhikṣepaṇa [Aṅgadādhikṣepaṇaṃ].

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

rāmaḥ—
bho mahāvīrāṅgada! ajñānādathavādhipatyarabhasādasmatparokṣe hṛtā sīteyaṃ parimucyatāmiti vaco gatvā daśāsyaṃ vada/
no cellakṣmaṇamuktamārgaṇagaṇacchedocchalacchoṇitacchatracchannadigantamantakapuraṃ putrairvṛto yāsyasi// ibid., VIII.2

[2]:

aṅgadaḥ samadam—
saṅdhau vā vigrahe vāpi mayi dūte daśānana/

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