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Kathāmṛta - 38 - Madanamañcukā-lambaka - Kīrtisenā’s Story
Kaliṅgasenā who was pleased looking at the dolls forgot her hunger. She refused to eat anything that was offered to her. Her worried mother thought that she mus...
G P Rajarathnam: The Gem who Trod the Royal Path - Part 2
Ratnana Padagaḻu(‘The Sayings of Ratna’) The literary work that firmly placed Rajarathnam in the hearts of the people of Karnataka is Ratnana Padagaḻu, which w...
T S Venkannayya (Part 8)
2. Faith in Ancient Traditions Seasoned by Critical Analysis[1] It has been thirty years since Venkannayya left for his heavenly abode. Even so, that sorrow i...
English Writings of D V Gundappa - 4
Volume Three (1923–1927) DVG congratulated the Hindu Mahasabha on its atte...
T S Venkannayya (Part 7)
Satkāvya and Adhyātma Among the readers, those who have seen a Nāgarakaṭṭe of the yesteryears might recognise the twin serpents sculpted in stone there. The sc...
Kathāmṛta - 37 - Madanamañcukā-lambaka - The Story of the Prince and the Sons of the Merchant, the Piśāca and the Brāhmaṇa
Kaliṅgasenā grew up. Once while she was playing on the terrace, Somaprabhā, the daughter of Mayāsura saw her and thought, ‘Who is this girl who is radiant like...
Mahāmahopādhyāya Vidvān N. Ranganatha - Love for the World
A Heart for the Welfare of the Society There is absolutely no doubt that Sharma was always loyal to the tradition. There are some typical ‘norms’ connected wit...
Chapter 1. Yoga of Inconsiderate Compassion (Part 4)
The fault of Arjuna’s compassion is not just that it was indiscriminate and unexamined. It was mixed with ego. The self-delusion that he was responsible for dec...
ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಕವಿಗಳ ಕಾವ್ಯಮೀಮಾಂಸೆ - 17
ಮಾಘ ಮಾಘನು “ಶಿಶುಪಾಲವಧ”ಮಹಾಕಾವ್ಯದ ಎರಡನೆಯ ಸರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತ ರಾಜನೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಸಮೂಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲಂಕಾರಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕೂ ಅವ...