September 2021
Rangaswamy Iyengar
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.
After retiring from Government service, he had the habit of performing bhajans[1] every Saturday. I have even heard it...
Reminiscences of Olden Days
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.
During those days, there were no renowned grammarians in the court of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III. There was...
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!
ಶಬ್ದವು ಅರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಲಿಂಗವಾಗುವುದು ಸಹಜ. ನೈಯಾಯಿಕರ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯಾರ್ಥವೂ ಇಂಥ ಲಿಂಗದ ಮೂಲಕ ತಿಳಿದುಬರುವ ಆನುಮಾನಿಕಜ್ಞಾನ. ಆದರೆ ಅರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಥವೇ ಲಿಂಗವಾಗುವುದು ಹೇಗೆಂಬ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ...
Introduction
It must probably have been the mid-1950s. There was a public event at the National High School, Bangalore. A.N. Krishna Rao was presiding over the event and a discourse was being rendered by Āsthāna-vidvān Moṭagānahaḻḻi Subrahmanya Shastry. The topic was something like ‘Namma Saṃskṛti’ - ‘Our Culture’. Introducing the speaker, A.N. Krishna Rao said - “Shastry is one of the finest scholars of this generation. He is known for his...
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 –
Story of King Pṛthvīrūpa
There is a town called Pratiṣṭhāna in Dakṣiṇāpatha. It was ruled by an extremely handsome king named Pṛthvīrūpa. Once a śramaṇa looked at him and said, “Deva! We have roamed about the whole wide...
Generosity of Personality
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 ‘...
The principle of the Self decides everything
The teaching of the Gītā begins from the second chapter in which Bhagavān classifies the entire Universe into the body and the embodied, and explains that while the body is subject to modification and destruction, the embodied Self consciousness is immutable, eternal, of one form and without any divisions.
The Self is eternal, omnipresent, immutable, without beginning and end. What is the reason...
ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರು ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಕಾವ್ಯವಿರೋಧಿಗಳು. ಅವರತ್ತ ಕವಿ ಹೀಗೆ ಕಟಾಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ:
ಅರ್ಥೇಷ್ವಲಂಕಾರವಿದಃ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಂ
ಶಬ್ದೇಷು ನಃ ಶಬ್ದವಿದೋ ಮುನೀಂದ್ರಾಃ |
ಕೇ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕಾಣಾಂ ಕವಯೋ ಭವಂತಿ
ಕೇ ವಾ ಕವೀನಾಮಪಿ ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ || (೧.೭೦)
ಕಾವ್ಯಾರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕರು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ. ಪದಶುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಕುರಿತಂತೆ ಮುನಿತ್ರಯವೇ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ. ಆದರೆ ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರ ಪೈಕಿ ಯಾರು ಕವಿಗಳಾದಾರು? ಅಂತೆಯೇ ಕವಿಗಳ ಪೈಕಿ ಯಾರು ತಾನೆ ಮೀಮಾಂಸಕರಾದಾರು?
ಮೀಮಾಂಸಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ “ತಂತ್ರ”ವೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರು ಬಹುಪ್ರಾಚೀನ. “...
