ABHIJNANSHAKUNTALAM BY KALIDASA ACT 3 .pptx

A presentation on Kalidasa's Abhijnanshakuntalam.

1. ABHIJNANSHAKUNTALAM A CRITICAL STUDY (ACT 3)

2. WHAT WILL YOU SEE HERE? We have tried discussing :

3. WHAT IS SRINGARA RASA?

4. BOTH OF THESE ARE PRESENT IN ACT 3

5. SAMBHOG IN “LOVE’S FRUITION” DETERMINANTS ENJOYING THE SEASON(SUMMER) HIGH AESTHETIC PLEASURE MEETING THE BELOVED IN A GARDEN PLAYING AND DALLYING CONSEQUENTS CLEVER MOVEMENT OF THE EYES SOFT AND DELICATE MOVEMENT OF LIMBS SWEET WORDS

6. Things to note here: Shyness of the beloved. The natural setting: Garden (aesthetic pleasure) Dallying Sweet tone of the characters. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE SERVE AS CONSEQUENTS OF SRINGARA RASA OF ACT 3.

7. VIPRALAMBHA IN “LOVE’S FRUITION’’ DETERMINANTS DUSANTA’S YEARNING FOR SHAKUNTALA DREAMING CONSEQUENTS SLOW BODY MOVEMENT DISPLAY OF PAIN EVERY OBJECT REMINDING DUSANTA OF SHAKUNTALA

8. THINGS TO NOTE HERE: Dusanta missing Shakuntala. Restlessness and agony portray Vipralambha. It is always accompanied by the optimism of meeting the lover/ beloved.

9. Themes in act 3

10. THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE BODY

11. Dharma vs kama (duty vs love)

12. Concealment

13. RAJA RAVI VARMA’S WORK

14. THANK YOU! SOURCES : NATYA SHASTRA: ‘SENTIMENTS’ PENGUIN CLASSICS: THE LOOM OF TIME-KALIDASA www.litcharts.com www.youtube.com