Rukmini kalyanam. With an English introd. by P.P.S. Sastry

1920·5.3 MB·Sanskrit

by  Rajacudamani Diksita, son of rinivasa, of Satyamangalam

SRIVANI VILAS SANSKRIT SERIES No. 9

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RUKMINI KALYANAM

RAJACHUDAMANI DIKSHITA

Fidyasngara Vidyavncharyats
P,P, S, SASTRY B.A.(Oxon), MLA.,

Projasace of Sanotrit sh Comparative PRioteay,

Presidency Wallege § Curator, Gecerament
rivated Manvavripte Libvary, Madras.

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q INTRODUCTION,

‘The compaentive paucity of original works
fn Sandiric in madera times is. genezally texoed
to theee main causes firstly, Ube rigid rules
frumal uy the Bhuturiciny wud Gramaecinas
overniug wot only che general structure of #
rovk but who ice minate detail secondly, the
unsympathetic ana uurexpmaive astute of the
gouecal atuicepnere aversing Hindu Seiery
when it had become the prey to freqneut vas
ions of Forti aul fondemencally adverse

civilistion snd enluures, wx Uhiedly, wane of
opal Patnnage,

‘Toe free cause can be atemntlling Uladk
tolp to eecoud and thied rece enthoxe. Anchors
‘of reid ucvt will not ba degareed hy the roles of
Retosiuinas und Grammarians ar they eonld
very well mgncer theee and excel them The
seman’ couse is inves bepoud the eonteal of
jndividaul. povte whatever cheir libre may be,
‘Ava he thied cance is really Uke mosh iusportant
fone 92 tha deliente flower of onginality. canoe
DBlossony Pit is not watered and onrtared
fully and adequately.

Hietovians of Sanskvit liceratnee reent
generally of the greatnasn of Sanskeit Literstuve
upto che eleveutb ventuey A.D. and do not
ud enough mncerit to oaeey oe their narratives
eyond this period, The dissensions of the
Hiudu Koligions and the eorstent wane of
Rogol gatranage and the freyueney of the it
veasiona by Mufomouadsue oud other Coreignera
contributed to a vory yreut eteat Jor the deouy
and gaadnal dienppeursace of nuove of the fisst

aagultude,

In places wad localities swhich all been
umpuratively fees ieom auch foreign ionences
‘apd when the Hien principalities, however small
they might be, emtinneil wv eujoy comparntise

in the meses
hate

peace and pooapenity, we als
say impetus for the growth af arcs and e
hich show themselves onc by works of oute
suacding merit, The sisvteenth and veventeeuth
centuries ip Sones India arean instance to the

point,
‘The petty prinsipality of Tanjore enjoyed
peace and pleuty under tbe epmnathetio and
‘geaetou? hanuls af the areat Wasak Raters who
ruled Tsujare and the surrounding comntey érova
SES A. D, 10 1075 A. De No les than seventy
anthara of rndeubted greamess slourished in
Chie kingdom wader the guttonnge of the Nagak
Rovers,

OE cess, the ty gions ovtetanding, figures
re the famous A ppaya Diksbite oud bis oyzelly
Nilukeuthu Dibshita, hie becther's

famone acs
gruleon,

Among. ‘ilakanvaa Dilehita'e contam-
poraries Rejochndumani Ditshita wep wan bis
fellow pupil onder the geeat teacher Verkstese
‘eseu Mekhi desorees special seenrian

\ Baiachudamant Disbita wan bora of Retna=
Lia Sraivesn Ditsbit he fatherin-lny
tbo itinceions Apoays Dikhit, and Kemah
He ‘was cdutuled in alf tvvehca of Sanat
Iearting frac bp Artanarisina Diksha. and
finaly by Venkatesaen Sa, Ken from very
corly tines Seajachadamini gave promise of hin
Luluze grestucw aud versity. Ta vussounnee
with enteens proatiog he has pressed atleast one
Aefinite date in Bia literary career In his.
“Tometnaizhncwend he a4

Me dhareaiels arpedy gpd Fesetit |

eras wana ear aeaesae,

This yivea the date of composition of che
Tawtrsehacmui oe 1559 Soke oF 4, D. 1996,
Ui suzce your in which bis agepayit N
Dikshity wrote ais funaue Nilakwnchovijaye
Champe. As ney os bvutty-eeven warks repre
sentative of sll Urocar oF learaing apps to

Tvaauba

have boon eorapoeed by Ra juchusdamman Uibshitn.

The kt
desing Wi
‘he mariage of Rnsmici ana
ten surges deal respentively with the deseeiprion
of the vily Distais, the ioee in reparation off
Sei Keishon, ube wevivel at Kundimpara of Se
Eriehaa on hearing the imcutal angnish of Rok

fnikalvna feu Kurgan ton sorgas,
she wellknown Pasinanik story, of
i Kisii, The

ri, che exeying off of okmiini en Dvaravatl,
she eetry of Sei Keisbas aud Hi
Desragesi, the envi a

ied Inte
srith Sri