October 2020
I have already written about my Sanskrit teacher, Kashi Raghavendracharya elsewhere.[1] I shall now move on to reminiscences of my English teacher.
It appears that Mulbagal secured the benefit of English education during 1900. Before this, there were only two or three people literate in English apart from those employed by the Post Office. One of them was Ramachandracharya from Kaveripattinam. I have made a mention of him earlier.[2] Another one...
The next day, early in the morning, King Śātavāhana left the place. Deciding not to consume any food, he performed rigorous tapas to appease Kumāra-svamī.[1] [2] Because of the Deity's blessings, Śātavāhana turned into a scholar in a split second. Śarva-varma was paid reverence befitting kings and was given rulership of the province of Maru-kaccha on the banks of the river Narmadā. The queen, the daughter of Viṣṇu-śakti, who was the reason for...
बालेन्दुवक्राण्यविकाशभावाद्बभुः पलाशान्यतिलोहितानि ।
सद्यो वसन्तेन समागतानां नखक्षतानीव वनस्थलीनाम् ॥ 3.29
The poet continues to paint the āhārya with a similar technique as in the verses so far. However, here, he brings in a potential vibhāva on the ‘face’ of the spring-heroine (madhuśrīḥ). It can be seen here that while personifying an abstract entity like the Spring season, its gender can be adjusted as the imagery might demand. The poet...
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