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Kathāmṛta - 37 - Madanamañcukā-lambaka - The Story of the Prince and the Sons of the Merchant, the Piśāca and the Brāhmaṇa

Kaliṅgasenā grew up. Once while she was playing on the terrace, Somaprabhā, the daughter of Mayāsura saw her and thought, ‘Who is this girl who is radiant like the Moon? I think we were friends in our past lives; or else why would I feel so much affection towards her!’ She came down and became friends with her. Then she said, “Living with princes is an ordeal; they are quickly angered from even trivial mistakes; I’ll narrate you the story of the prince and the sons of the merchant. —

Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha - Love for the World

A Heart for the Welfare of the Society

There is absolutely no doubt that Sharma was always loyal to the tradition. There are some typical ‘norms’ connected with the scholarly world. One such ‘norm’ is that a person who is known to be a scholar in a certain field of learning usually does not even explore the bounds of the particular subject. It is hard to find scholars who are experts of multiple domains.

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 17

ಮಾಘ

ಮಾಘನು “ಶಿಶುಪಾಲವಧ”ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯದ ಎರಡನೆಯ ಸರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತ ರಾಜನೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಸಮೂಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಅವಕಾಶವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು ಕವಿಯ ಔಚಿತ್ಯಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಗೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾತುಗಳು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಮನನೀಯವಾಗಿವೆ. ಅವನ್ನೀಗ ಪರಿಶೀಲಿಸೋಣ.

ಬಹ್ವಪಿ ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛಯಾ ಕಾಮಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ಣಮಭಿಧೀಯತೇ |

ಅನುಜ್ಝಿತಾರ್ಥಸಂಬಂಧಃ ಪ್ರಬಂಧೋ ದುರುದಾಹರಃ || (೨.೭೩)

English Writings of D V Gundappa - 3

Volume Two (1917–1922)

               Journalism today has mostly been reduced to a racy reportage of colourful caprices, half-truths, and open propaganda. These were the precise journalistic evils DVG repeatedly warned against. His standards were exacting, and he made sure that he practised what he preached. His essays and editorials in The Karnataka unceasingly celebrated enduring values such as gratitude, trustworthiness, independence, courage, and candour.

G P Rajarathnam: The Gem who Trod the Royal Path - Part 1

ಮೆಯ್ ದೃಢ, ಮನಸ್ಸು ದೃಢ,
ದುಡಿವೆನೆಂಬ ನಿಶ್ಚಯ ಇವಕೆ ಸಮನಾಗಿ
ದೃಢವಾಗಿರುತ ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಣ್ಣ
ಬರೆದಿರುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಅವೆಷ್ಟೊ!
ಅವುಗಳ ಜಾತಿ ಇನ್ನೆಷ್ಟೊ!

[Firm body, firm mind,
Firm resolve to work hard,
Being firm, our Rajanna
Written by him
are books – how many!
Genre spanned –
how many!]

...ಕಾವ್ಯವನು ರಚಿಸುವುದು ಎಂತಂತೆ
ಅದರರಿವ ಹರಡುವುದು ಇದೆ ರೀತಿ ಪುಣ್ಯಕರ
ರಾಜಣ್ಣ ಈ ಪುಣ್ಯವನು ಪೂರ್ಣ ಗಳಿಸಿಹರು.

T S Venkannayya (Part 6)

A Humorous Episode

Once, Venkannayya had fallen ill. It was a disease that troubled him on and off – something stomach-related. When I heard the news, I wrote the following quatrain on a postcard and sent it to his college address in Mysore:

vaṃkāyòkkaṭè kaḍupulò।
saṃkaṭamunu galugujeyunayyā nūnan॥
iṃkanu virupanu jeritè।
vèṃkaṇṇā! grudda cinugi brovakagalade॥

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 16

ಬಾಣಭಟ್ಟ

ಮಹಾಕವಿ ಭಟ್ಟಬಾಣನ ಕೃತಿಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ “ಹರ್ಷಚರಿತ” ಒಂದರಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆಯ ಚಿಂತನಶಕಲಗಳು ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತವೆ. “ಕಾದಂಬರಿ”ಯ ಉಪಕ್ರಮಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾವ್ಯಕಲೆಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತ ಒಂದೆರಡು ಮಾತುಗಳಿದ್ದರೂ ಅವು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯತತ್ತ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ನೇರವಾಗಿ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿಲ್ಲ; ಮೌಲಿಕವೂ ಎನಿಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಹರ್ಷಚರಿತವೊಂದೇ ನಮಗಿರುವ ಆಲಂಬನ. ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಮಾತುಗಳು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಸತ್ತ್ವಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿವೆ. ಆರಂಭದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಕೃತಿಚೋರರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಹೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ:

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