July 2024
अतः उस समय क्या किया जा सकता था जब विदेशी आक्रांताओ ने युद्ध के सारे नैतिक मूल्यों (अर्थात् धर्म) की परवाह किये बिना हिंसात्मक आक्रमण किये। इस्लाम के रक्त रंजित आक्रमणों के समक्ष हमारी सभी युद्ध कौशल की योजनाऍ तथा राजनैतिक अनुमान अनुपयुक्त सिद्ध हुए। अनेक भागों की अपनी विशाल सर्वश्रेष्ठ कृति ‘इंडियन काव्य लिटरेचर’ में विशाखादत्त के मुद्राराक्षस के संबंध में लिखते हुए ए.के.वार्डर कहते हैं –
जब तक भारत में चाणक्य जैसे व्यक्ति आते रहे तब तक उसकी...
In our country, it is not difficult to find instances where extreme religiosity makes one forget worldly duties. It is quite common to find educated people who,in the garb of renunciation and devotion, have shut their eyes to filth in society and country. If our śraddhā in dharma had been seen in our contemporary societal and political life, our country would not have to suffer from perpetual famine and fear of enemies[1]. Bhajans and festivals...
3. Nature of the Text, Authorship Problems
In section 2.2 we have observed that Sāyaṇācārya stayed in Udayagiri and acted as the minister to Kampaṇa I and Saṅgama II during 1345–1365 CE, and that he shifted to Vijayanagara later. Saṅgama II ascended the throne in 1355 CE. Going by these details we infer that Sāyaṇācārya must have authored Alaṅkāra-sudhānidhi during his stay at Udayagiri, perhaps after 1355 CE, close to 1365 CE.[1] After Saṅgama...