Malatimadhava (study)

by Jintu Moni Dutta | 2017 | 52,468 words | ISBN-10: 8120813057 | ISBN-13: 9788120813052

This page relates ‘Literary Study of the Malatimadhava’ from the English study on the Malatimadhava of Bhavabhuti:—A Prakarana type of Drama in ten acts revolving around the love-story of Malati (from Padmāvatī) and Madhava (from Vidarbha). This study discusses the history of its author and the literary, social, religious, historical and cultural aspects of the Malatimadhava.

Chapter 2 - Literary Study of the Mālatīmādhava

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Part 1.2 - Types of Rasa

Part 1.1 - Meaning of Rasa (aesthetic enjoyment)

Part 1.3 - Delineation of Rasa in the Mālatīmādhava—Introduction

Part 1.3a - Śṛṅgāra Rasa (Erotic Sentiment)

Part 1.3b - Karuṇa Rasa (The pathetic sentiment)

Part 1.3c - Raudra Rasa (The Furious Sentiment)

Part 1.3d - Vīra Rasa (The Heroic Sentiment)

Part 1.3e - Adbhuta Rasa (The Marvelous Sentiment)

Part 1.3f - Bībhatsa Rasa (The Odious Sentiment):

Part 1.3g - Bhayānaka Rasa (The Terrible Sentiment)

Part 1.4 - The Principal Sentiment of the Mālatīmādhava

Part 2.1 - Definition of Alaṃkāra (figures of speech)

Part 2.3 - Alaṃkāra Used in the Mālatīmādhava

Part 2.3a - Śabdālaṃkāra (Figure of Word)

Part 2.3b - Arthālaṃkāras (Figure of Sense)

Part 3.1-2 - Definition of Rīti (the mode of arranging words)

Part 3.3 - Rīti Used in the Mālatīmādhava (Introduction)

Part 3.3a - Vaidarbhī Rīti

Part 3.3b - Gauḍī Rīti

Part 3.3c - Pāñcālī Rīti

Part 4.1-2 - Definition of Guṇa (quality—principal element)

Part 4.3 - Delineation of Guṇa in the Mālatīmāhava (Introduction)

Part 4.3a - Mādhurya Guṇa (sweetness)

Part 4.3b - Ojas Guṇa (Floridity)

Part 4.3c - Prasāda Guṇa (Lucidity)

Part 5.1-2 - Definition of Doṣa (poetic defects)

Part 5.3a - Pada-doṣa (defects of word)

Part 5.3b - Artha-doṣa (defect of sense)

Part 6.1 - Definition of Chandas (metres)

Part 6.2 - Metres Employed in the Mālatīmādhava

Literary Study (Conclusion)

The Mālatīmādhava of Bhavabhūti is a good dramatic composition of Sanskrit literature.This Prakaraṇa is endowed with all the literary elements like rasa, alaṃkāra, rīti, guṇa, doṣa and canda etc.These literary elements are discussed below.

Last Updated: 12 July, 2021