Essay name: Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary)
Author: C. Sankara Rama Sastri
This edition concerns the Abhijnana Shakuntala by Kalidasa including the Sanskrit commentary by Katayavema and an English Translation with notes. Kalidasa is renowned as one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. Among his distinguished works is "Abhijnana Sakuntala"—a drama that showcases his remarkable imagination and poetic genius.
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PROSODY
A. Śloka consists of four pādas or feet. For
the purpose of scanning metres, eight Ganas are
recognized in Sanskrit, each Gaṇa consisting of
three syllables. Their names and definitions are set.
forth in the following verse.
आदिमध्यावसानेषु यरता यान्ति लाघवम् ।
भजसा गौरवं यान्ति मनौ तु गुरुलाघवे ॥
[ādimadhyāvasāneṣu yaratā yānti lāghavam |
bhajasā gauravaṃ yānti manau tu gurulāghave ||
] The यगण, रगण [yagaṇa, ragaṇa ] and तगण [tagaṇa ] are short in their first,
second and third syllables respectively, the other
two syllables in each being long. The भगण, जगण
[bhagaṇa, jagaṇa
] and are long in their first, second and third
syllables respectively, the other two syllables in
each being short. In the and all the three
भगण नगण
[bhagaṇa nagaṇa
] syllables are long and short respectively. is the
Sanskrit word for a long syllable, and for a short
syllable. The essence of a syllable is a vowel. All
गुरु
[guru
] or short vowels go to make up or short syl-
lables, and all or long vowels go to make up
or long syllables. All short vowels followed by a
conjunct consonant, Anusvāra or Visarga or at the
end of a pāda are deemed to be long.
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ET
भ
म
[bha
ma
] ST
न.
[na.
] ส
स -
[sa -
]
