Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates ‘Analysis of Sankara-alankara’ of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
Analysis of Saṅkara-ālaṅkāra
Pāṇḍu, who has just woken up from sleep is yawning widely.
The widely opened mouth seems to Galagaṇḍa, the door-keeper, as if the huge doors of the netherworld’s entry have opened fully (II.9):
jṛmbhāvasare dāruṇamānanavivaraṃ sajihvametasya |
nipatitadīrdhakapāṭaṃ pātāladvāramiva hi paśyāmi ||
The phrase pātāladvāramiva, ‘like an entry hole of the nether-world’ forming abhūta-upameya as there is no particular place as an entry to the nether-world, leads to Utprekṣā since it is only the poet’s fancy and also to Atiśayokti based on the exaggerated description of the wide opened yawning mouth[1].
Thus, this verse stands out as an example of Saṅkaralaṃkāra, where two or more alaṅkāras combine, one being outstanding and the other, auxiliary to it. Here the combination of Utprekṣālaṅkara and Atiśayokti leads to Saṅkaralaṅkāra.