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situation but is advised not to lose heart and thus save his
country even at the cost of his own personal interests.
INTRODUCTION
Hinting at the dark future of the country due to the cruel
policies of the tyrant ruler, Sankaravarmā, Bhallața presents an
anyokti about a forest and a hunter:
मृत्योरास्यमिवाततं धनुरिदं चाशीविषाभा: शराः
शिक्षा सापि जितार्जुनप्रभृतिका सर्वत्र निम्नाकृतिः ।
अन्तः क्रौर्यमहो शठस्य मधुरं हा हारि गेयं मुखे
व्याधस्यास्य यथा भविष्यति तथा मन्ये वनं निर्मृगम् ॥ भ०श०, 94
This bow is wide like the yawning mouth of Death, the
arrows are like the poisonous snakes, his skill excels that of
Arjuna and others. Everywhere he stoops. Alas ! this fowler,
a rogue, has cruelty at heart and a sweet enchanting song on his
lips. I think that the forest will be bereft of all animals.
The future tense brings out the heart-bewitching propriety.
How forcefully has he depicted the lamentable state of affairs
prevalent in his times?
Further he points out that a king may be possessed of all the
qualities, but if he has internal troubles within his state and
attacks from the enemies from outside, all his qualities vanish
away :
अन्तश्च्छिद्राणि भूयांसि कण्टका बहवो बहिः ।
कथं कमलनालस्य मा भूवन् भगुरा गुणाः ॥
भ०श०, 24
In the blowing wind of injustice, Bhallata finds undeserving
people posted on high positions and he gives vent to his feelings
of displeasure by scolding the wind thus :
कोऽयं भ्रान्तिप्रकारस्तव पवन पदं लोकपादाहतीनां
तेजस्विव्रातसेव्ये नभसि नयसि यत्पांसुपूरं प्रतिष्ठाम् ।
अस्मिन्नुत्थाप्यमाने जननयनपथोपद्रवस्तावदास्ताम्
केनोपायेन साध्यो वपुषि कलुषता दोष एष त्वयैव ॥ भ०श०, 95
What a wrong behaviour is this, O wind! The dust which deserves
to be crushed by the feet of the people is being taken by you to
the high sky, a place for group of illuminaries. You may not
care for obstruction in the sight of the people but what boute
CC-0 Shashi Shekhar Toshkhani Collection. Digitized by eGangotri
situation but is advised not to lose heart and thus save his
country even at the cost of his own personal interests.
INTRODUCTION
Hinting at the dark future of the country due to the cruel
policies of the tyrant ruler, Sankaravarmā, Bhallața presents an
anyokti about a forest and a hunter:
मृत्योरास्यमिवाततं धनुरिदं चाशीविषाभा: शराः
शिक्षा सापि जितार्जुनप्रभृतिका सर्वत्र निम्नाकृतिः ।
अन्तः क्रौर्यमहो शठस्य मधुरं हा हारि गेयं मुखे
व्याधस्यास्य यथा भविष्यति तथा मन्ये वनं निर्मृगम् ॥ भ०श०, 94
This bow is wide like the yawning mouth of Death, the
arrows are like the poisonous snakes, his skill excels that of
Arjuna and others. Everywhere he stoops. Alas ! this fowler,
a rogue, has cruelty at heart and a sweet enchanting song on his
lips. I think that the forest will be bereft of all animals.
The future tense brings out the heart-bewitching propriety.
How forcefully has he depicted the lamentable state of affairs
prevalent in his times?
Further he points out that a king may be possessed of all the
qualities, but if he has internal troubles within his state and
attacks from the enemies from outside, all his qualities vanish
away :
अन्तश्च्छिद्राणि भूयांसि कण्टका बहवो बहिः ।
कथं कमलनालस्य मा भूवन् भगुरा गुणाः ॥
भ०श०, 24
In the blowing wind of injustice, Bhallata finds undeserving
people posted on high positions and he gives vent to his feelings
of displeasure by scolding the wind thus :
कोऽयं भ्रान्तिप्रकारस्तव पवन पदं लोकपादाहतीनां
तेजस्विव्रातसेव्ये नभसि नयसि यत्पांसुपूरं प्रतिष्ठाम् ।
अस्मिन्नुत्थाप्यमाने जननयनपथोपद्रवस्तावदास्ताम्
केनोपायेन साध्यो वपुषि कलुषता दोष एष त्वयैव ॥ भ०श०, 95
What a wrong behaviour is this, O wind! The dust which deserves
to be crushed by the feet of the people is being taken by you to
the high sky, a place for group of illuminaries. You may not
care for obstruction in the sight of the people but what boute
CC-0 Shashi Shekhar Toshkhani Collection. Digitized by eGangotri