July 2021
Then Hariśikhā said “Yes, this is indeed so. Virtuous women don’t even think of any man other than their beloved husband!” and began to narrate this story-
The Story of Guṇavarā and Rūpaśikhā
The prosperous kingdom of Vardhamānapura was ruled by the mighty King Vīrabhuja. He had hundreds of wives. Among them all, Guṇavarā was his dearest, whom he loved more than his own life. Vīrabhuja had everything, but there was still a big void in his life...
‘Respected Guest’
The early life of Masti was filled with poverty and travails. His fight with penury, his days of vārānna[1], and other biographical details are as touching as a creative story or poem.[2] Masti, who travelled the length and breadth of Karnataka for activities related to the Kannaḍa Sāhitya Pariṣad and happened to mingle with people from all walks of life, once exclaimed, “In all these homes, the Divine filled my stomach, showed...
Dharma is a word not used just by the vaidikas but also employed reverently by the Buddhists and Jains. The vaidikas have employed this term in different śāstras and as part of different terminologies. Śrī Śaṅkara gives the following meaning:
jagataḥ sthiti-kāraṇam। prāṇināṃ sākṣād-abhyudaya-niḥśreyasa hetuḥ yaḥ sa dharmaḥ...
Śāṅkara-gītā-bhāṣya upodghāta
The system and set of acts that bestows
(i) Welfare upon beings in the world now and
(...
ರಸಪಾರಮ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕವಿಯು ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಬಗೆ ಹೀಗೆ:
ಅರ್ಥೋऽಸ್ತಿ ಚೇನ್ನ ಪದಶುದ್ಧಿರಥಾಸ್ತಿ ಸಾಪಿ
ನೋ ರೀತಿರಸ್ತಿ ಯದಿ ಸಾ ಘಟನಾ ಕುತಸ್ತ್ಯಾ |
ಸಾಪ್ಯಸ್ತಿ ಚೇನ್ನ ನವವಕ್ರಗತಿಸ್ತದೇತ-
ದ್ವ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ವಿನಾ ರಸಮಹೋ ಗಹನಂ ಕವಿತ್ವಮ್ || (೨.೩೦)
ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಆಶಯವಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸುವ ಪದಗಳು ವ್ಯಾಕರಣದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಶುದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಂದು ವೇಳೆ ಇಂಥ ಪದಶುದ್ಧಿಯಿದ್ದರೆ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೊಗಸಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಹಾಗೇನಾದರೂ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೊಗಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ವಿವಿಧಾಂಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯವಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಂದು ಪಕ್ಷ...
The Story of Bhavaśarmā
‘Dear friend, never get caught by women. Their minds are always hard to understand.’
A beautiful brāhmaṇa woman named Somadayā lived in Vārāṇasī. Unbeknownst to anyone, she was a yoginī. Egged on by fate, I came to befriend her and fell in love with her. One day, in a fit of jealousy and anger, I struck her. She could not tolerate me beating her but stomached her anger. The following day, under the pretext of love-play,...
Industries
Mirza Ismail opined that in every town or Hobli, a factory, a trading unit, or some other business should be established. He encouraged prominent people (to set up industries) by promising adequate support from the government. The opportunities thus provided were used by some; they were also misused by some.
In his opinion, the modus operandi of industries were three-pronged: First, the ventures should happen independently due to the...
Researcher
The service rendered by Srikanta Satri as a researcher and as a professor at the University of Mysore is widely known. Sastri was not one who took refuge in the study of history by chance or merely for the sake of livelihood. From a young age he dedicated his life for research in history. One can estimate the intellectual prowess of Sastri from the fact that London’s Royal Asiatic Society accepted and published an academic paper that...
ಹರಿಚಂದ್ರ
ಈತನ “ಧರ್ಮಶರ್ಮಾಭ್ಯುದಯ”ವೆಂಬ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಮೊದಲಿಗೇ ಬರುವ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ವಿಚಾರಗಳು ಮನನೀಯ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯಿದ್ದೂ ಶಿಲ್ಪನವಿಲ್ಲದ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಲ್ಪನವಿದ್ದೂ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಎರಡು ಬಗೆಯ ವಿಪರ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಕವಿ ಮನಗಾಣಿಸಿದ್ದಾನೆ:
ಅರ್ಥೇ ಹೃದಿಸ್ಥೇऽಪಿ ಕವಿರ್ನ ಕಶ್ಚಿ-
ನ್ನಿರ್ಗ್ರಂಥಿಗೀರ್ಗುಂಫವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ |
ಜಿಹ್ವಾಂಚಲಸ್ಪರ್ಶಮಪಾಸ್ಯ ಪಾತುಂ
ಶ್ವಾ ನಾನ್ಯಥಾಂಭೋ ಘನಮಪ್ಯವೈತಿ || (೧.೧೪)
ಕೆಲವು ಕವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾವ್ಯಾರ್ಥವು ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಫುಟವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಅದನ್ನು ತೊಡಕಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಪದ್ಯರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಹವಣಿಸುವ...
