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भारतीय क्षात्त्र परम्परा - Part 22

चाणक्य यंहा दो शब्दों का प्रयोग करता है – ‘अपवाहयंति’ और ‘कर्षयंति’ अर्थात् ‘पूरीतरह से भक्षण करना’ और ‘उत्पीडित’ करना।

चाणक्य का कहना है कि यदि हम इन कठोर विपत्तियों से बचना चाहते है तो हमे अपने स्थानीय राजा की आवश्यकता है। सिकंदर के आक्रमण से जिस प्रकार उत्तर पश्चिम के राज्यों का विनाश हुआ था उसके उपरांत देश को जिस आशा और विश्वास की आवश्यकता थी वह चाणक्य के दूरदर्शी दृष्टिकोण द्वारा प्राप्त हुआ। चाणक्य ने न केवल एक शक्ति संपन्न साम्राज्य की स्थापना की वरन उसने भारत में सिंकदर के प्रतिनिधि सेल्युकस निकटार को भी हराया।

Bhallaṭa and Rājaśekhara

Bhallaṭa

Bhallaṭa is best remembered as the poet who put the genre of anyokti (allegorical verses) on the map. He composed a century of verses and elevated this genre, which was only a trickle before. To this day, his poem arguably remains the best of its kind. A verse from the opening section of Bhallaṭaśataka describes the nature of suggestive poetry in a memorable manner:   

बद्धा यदर्पणरसेन विमर्दपूर्व-

Venkatagiriyappa

In Chikkapete area of Bengaluru, near the garment shop belonging to Late Rajasevasakta Pamadi Subbaramashetty, on a lane to the east of the shop, was a large house. It was an enormous bungalow. Advocate Venkatagiriyappa lived there. Venkatagiriyappa was my father’s maternal grandfather. His era was the period that the British began ruling the Mysore province.

Conclusions (Part 7)

Now, with the advent of democracy, our lives are full of constant turmoil. The king reigned over a kingdom that was subject to rule by a single ruler. Democracy, on the other hand, has many leaders. It is difficult to achieve consensus with multiple leaders - more so about wealth and its distribution. So, what is theoretically thought to be a multi-leader system practically results in anarchy.

समस्याख्यानम् - 4

समस्या – सञ्चुकोच कमलं दिनोदये

कमलानां दिनोदये विकासो दिनान्ते सङ्कोचश्च लोकप्रसिद्धः । इह तद्विरुद्धमभिहितम् इत्यसङ्गतिः ।

परिहारः –

          सुन्दरीयमभिरूपदीर्घिकां स्नातुमुत्सुकतयाविशत्तदा ।

          तन्मुखेन्दुमहसावहेलितं सञ्चुकोच कमलं दिनोदये ॥ (रा. गणेशः)