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Peep at Indology...
Peep at Indology
by: S.G. MogheThe author takes a1 critical look at some of the hitherto-unnoticed niceties of Banabhattas Harsacaritam, the Raghuvamsam, Abhijnana-Sakuntalam and other classical Sanskrit plays, against the backdrop of Hemadri and Ranganathas commentaries.
₹135.00
ISBN: 9788124600320
Year Of Publication: 1994
Edition: 1st
Pages : xi, 136
Bibliographic Details : Bibliography; Index
Language : English
Binding : Hardcover
Publisher: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
Size: 23 cm.
Weight: 350
How far has the poetic style of the Vedas influenced the later Sanskrit literature, specially the authors of Brahmanas, Upanishads, and even lexicons? How far do the Dharmashastras, particularly in terms of their value concepts, manifest borrowings from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata? Or, again, how do Dharmashastras view the juridical concepts, like nyasa (deposit) and witness? How, and what for, have Valmiki, Kalidasa, and other classical poets/playwrights used astronomical symbology like, for instance, the phenomenon of Moon-Rohini association, in their writings? How is Professor H.D. Velankars contribution to Vedic Indology, specially Rg-Vedic interpretations, unique in its own right? An eminent Sanskritist, Dr. Moghe addresses these and other Indology-related questions, drawing on his highly specialized studies of Dharmashastras, Purva-Mimamsa philosophy, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, literary classics and dramaturgic texts. In this composition of 12 writings, of varying lengths, the author discovers fresh linkages between Dharmashastras and Indias foremost epics, highlighting how both the Mahabharata and the Ramayanas ethical/social/legal values found almost universal acceptance with the writers of Dharmasastras, either in their unaltered form or with certain modifications. Among other thematic specificities, A Peep at Indology takes a critical look at some of the hitherto-unnoticed niceties of Banbhattas Harshacaritam, Kalidasas Raghuvamsham and Abhijnana Shakuntalam, and other classical Sanskrit plays against the backdrop of Hemadri and Ranganathas well-known commentaries. Invaluable to the scholars/researchers of Vedic Indology, Dharmashastra literature, and classical Sanskrit.
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Style of the Vedic Poets
2. The Concept of a Witness in the Mahabharata and Dharma-Shastra Literature
3. Dharma-Shastra Aspects of the Ramayana
4. Dharma-Shastra Concept of Nyasa and Sanskrit Literature
5. Influence of the Ramayana on the Abhijnana Shakuntalam : A New Light
Prof. Sadhu Rams Comments
Rajoinder to Prof. Sadhu Rams Comments
6. The Constellation Rohini in the Ramayana and the Later Poets
Conclusion
7. Contribution of Prof. HD. Velankar to Vedic Indology
Sayanacarya and Prof. Velankar
Western Scholars and Prof. Velankar
Geldner and Prof. Velankar
Renou and Prof. Velankar
Reactions on the Works of Prof. Velankar
Conclusion
8. Hemadris Darpana on the Raghuvamsham
9. Evaluation of the Commentary Marmavabodhini on the Harshacaritam
10. Raghavabhattas Novel Interpretation of the Shakuntalam, IV. 17d.
11. A Note on Bahurupamishra
12. Is Laghava Possible in Kavya?
Bibliography
Author/Title Index
Topical Index
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