सर्वं परवशं दुःखं सर्वमात्मवशं सुखम्।
एतद् विद्यात् समासेन लक्षणं सुखदुःखयोः॥
Meaning: Everything that is in others’ control is painful.
All that is in self-control is happiness.
This is the definition of happiness and pain in short.
Kirātārjunīya is considered to be an epic and most powerful poem to heal the pains by Bharavi in the Sanskrit language.
The Significance of this Poem:
Bhāravi is one of the well-known Sanskrit Mahākāvyas. Significantly, applying the traditional methods to feel the knowledge we gain is important to understand Sanskrit.
- Kirātārjunīya can be absorbed in life thoroughly with sandhi analysis, verbal conjugation, nominal declension, identification of Samāsas, identification of voice, changing the voice (vācyaviparivartana)
- Any meaningful verse or any Sanskrit synonym for each word in the verse is well-explained using examples.
Dialectal Originality
This is recognized to be the most brevity, depth (arthagauravam), and verbal complexity when interlaced descriptions and metaphors are correlated with similes, and display of mastery in the Sanskrit language. Notably, its fifteenth canto contains chitrakavya , decorative composition, including the 15 verse with "elaborate rhythmic consonance" noted for consisting of just one consonant:
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