ವೇದಾಂತಾರ್ಥತದಾಭಾಸಕ್ಷೀರನೀರವಿವೇಕಿನಮ್ |
ನಮಾಮಿ ಭಗವತ್ಪಾದಂ ಪರಹಂಸಧುರಂಧರಮ್ || (ಅಮಲಾನಂದ)
ಧ್ವನಿನಾತಿಗಭೀರೇಣ ಕಾವ್ಯತತ್ತ್ವನಿವೇಶಿನಾ |
ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ನಾಸೀದಾನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ || (ರಾಜಶೇಖರ)
ವೇದಾಂತಾರ್ಥತದಾಭಾಸಕ್ಷೀರನೀರವಿವೇಕಿನಮ್ |
ನಮಾಮಿ ಭಗವತ್ಪಾದಂ ಪರಹಂಸಧುರಂಧರಮ್ || (ಅಮಲಾನಂದ)
ಧ್ವನಿನಾತಿಗಭೀರೇಣ ಕಾವ್ಯತತ್ತ್ವನಿವೇಶಿನಾ |
ಆನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ ಕಸ್ಯ ನಾಸೀದಾನಂದವರ್ಧನಃ || (ರಾಜಶೇಖರ)
A. Rangaswamy Iyengar started his Government service during the time of Rangacharya. He was revenue commissioner for a long time and later a high court judge. He was a well read man. He had all legal information readily accessible at his fingertips. He was a man of courage and also was an adept horse-rider.
Sarma’s narration of the life and actions of the yesteryear scholars was fascinating. This was one such incident he shared from his memory.
A renowned grammarian from North India once visited the court of H. H. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. His challenge to the court was that he would be able to defeat anyone in debate.
ವ್ಯಂಜನಾವ್ಯಾಪಾರವು ಪ್ರಮಾಣವಲ್ಲವೆಂಬ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಆಕ್ಷೇಪ ಹೀಗಿದೆ:
ಧೂಮೇನ ಧ್ವನ್ಯತಾಂ ವಹ್ನಿಶ್ಚಕ್ಷುಷಾ ಧ್ವನ್ಯತಾಂ ಘಟಃ |
ಅರ್ಥಶ್ಚೇದ್ಧ್ವನಯೇದರ್ಥಂ ಕಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಿಃ || (೨೦.೧೬)
ಅರ್ಥಶಕ್ತಿಮೂಲಧ್ವನಿಯು ಹೇಗೆ ತಾನೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವೆನಿಸೀತು? ಹಾಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಗೆಯಿಂದ ಬೆಂಕಿಯೂ ಕಣ್ಣಿಂದ ಮಡಕೆಯೂ ಧ್ವನಿತವಾಗಬೇಕು!
Won't you be able to tolerate it for a night? – Kāñcanaprabhā said. Soon after, she went away with her child. Naravāhanadatta came to Kauśāmbi. At night, as he was falling asleep, Gomukha narrated to him this tale of Pṛthvīrūpa –
Masti was not particularly affluent. His earnings were not much compared to what government officials earn today. He felt that whatever he had must be spent for society and as a result, he had cultivated living a simple life. He kept aside a large portion of his savings for the sake of public welfare. He led a life along the ideals laid down by Kālidāsa in his Raghuvaṃśa, “त्यागाय सम्भृतार्थानां...” (One who ‘accumulates wealth only so that he might offer it in charity...’)