Singing a(n) (a)laukika Body: A Note on the Theorization of utprekṣā and Its Application in the Pāṇḍyakulodayamahākāvya
Singing a(n) (a)laukika Body: A Note on the Theorization of utprekṣā and Its Application in the Pāṇḍyakulodayamahākāvya
Author(s): David Pierdominici LeãoSubject(s): Studies of Literature, 16th Century, Theory of Literature, Stylistics
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: alaṃkāraśāstra; Pāṇḍyakulodaya; mahākāvya; Pāṇḍya dynasty; kingship; divinisation;
Summary/Abstract: Utprekṣā or ‘ascription’ is one of the foremost devices in classical Sanskrit literature, with importance secondary only to upamā and rūpaka. In contrast to other figures extensively analysed by the theoretical treatises over centuries, it was characterised by a surprising uniformity in regard to its definition as offered by the ālaṃkārikas. The paper provides a brief overview of this device and its practical application in a 16th century mahākāvya, the Pāṇḍyakulodaya.
Journal: Cracow Indological Studies
- Issue Year: 22/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 79-102
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English