Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates ‘Analysis of Arthantaranyasa-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 Arthāntaraṇyāsa-ālaṅkāra
A special or a general statement being substantiated by a general or special statement respectively, is Arthāntaraṇyāsa.
(i) The general idea that ladies are selfish and would try to obtain their wish at all costs, is substantiated by the episode of Kaikeyi’s mother asking for the reason of the laughter of her husband knowing well that revealing it would cause him his life (II.5):
striyaḥ svārthaparāḥ prāyaḥ paraduḥkhaṃ na jānate |
āpṛṣṭavyaṃ yadaprākṣīt gṛhiṇī kekayādhipam ||
(ii) The commanders of Rājayakṣmā declare that when such great soldiers like themselves are at the warfront, their king need not think about losing the war; the lotus does not worry about being hit by frost when the spring season has set in (II.12):
āsmādṛśeṣu balaśāliṣu sainikeṣu rājannalaṃ prabhuparābhavacintayā te |
syāt kiṃ vasantadivaseṣu visṛtvareṣu padmākarasya tuhinābhibhavaprasakti ||
(iii) Jīva feels that Śivabhakti who gives immense pleasure to his heart is his one and only comfort; for the trees scorched by the excess heat of the sun, the heavy showers of the fresh clouds alone are the remedy (IV.16):
hṛdayānandavidhātrīṃ bhaktiṃ tāmantarā na me saukhyam |
āsāreṇa vinā kiṃ gharmamlānasya śākhinastṛptiḥ ||