Auchitya

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1. Auchitya By Nirali Dabhi

2. Introduction Name: Nirali Dabhi Roll number: 13 Enrollment Number: 4069206420220006 Sem: 2 M.A Paper number: 109 Paper Code: 22402 Paper Name: Literary Theory & Criticism and Indian Aesthetics Topic: Auchitya Submitted to: Smt S.B. Gardi, Department of English, M.K.B.U Email: [email protected]

3. 03 01 02 04 5 06 T able of contents Proponent of Auchitya What is Auchitya? Auchitya and Rasa The Classification of Auchitya Poems and Auchitya Screen shots From Chat Gpt

4. 8 Schools of Indian Poetics Rasa School of Poetry Alamkara school of poetry Riti School of Poetry Guna School of Poetry Dhvani School of Poetry Vakrokti School of Poetry Anumana School of Poetry Auchitya School of poetry

5. P roponent of Auchitya Kshemendra was born into an old, cultured, and affluent family.He is one of the best Sanskrit poets of the 11th century. He studied literature under "the foremost teacher of his time, the celebrated Shaiva philosopher and literary exponent Abhinavagupta". Kshemendra received his education from the famous scholars and teachers like Gangaka, Abhinav Gupta & Somapada.(Bavarava) He studied and wrote about both Vaishnavism and Buddhism. Some of the famous works of Kshemendra Desh Updesh Narmala Loka Prakasha Samay Matrika He shortened the famous work Mahabharat of one lakh slokas under the title of Mahabharat Manjri in 10655 slokas only.(Bavarava)

6. What is Auchitya? Auchitya is a Hindi word taken from Sanskrit. It means justification, propriety, decency. The word Auchitya also contains the Hindi word “Uchit” which in English means “appropriate”. Auchitya Vichara Charcha is the most important of the four treatises devoted to literary critic by Kshemendra the other three being the Kavikanthabharana the kavikarnika and the Suvretta tilaka. (Bavarava) As Kshemendra himself says in his work it was written in the times of the king Anantraj i.e. sometime before 1080. “Auchitya is the soul of the poem.” - Kshemendra Bhamaha and Dandin each have their own opinions on Auchitya. Kuntaka also speaks of Auchitya as the basis of vakrata.

7. Auchitya and Rasa The indispensability of auchitya for proper evocation of rasa is emphatically stated as follows: अनौसिदृते नान्यद् रसभङ्गस्य करणम् । प्रसिद्धौच्य - बन्धस्तु रसस्वोपनिषत् परा. (ध्वन्यलोक ३३०) Auchitya is reckoned as an intrinsic element in rasa. Abhinavagupta criticizes those critics who put auchitya as more essential to poetry than rasa even. He further defines auchitya as “a relation and that to which things me or should be in that relation must be first grasped.” (Locană 44) Also, according to Abhinavagupta, auchitya is understandable without something else to which things are 'uchit' i.e. appropriate. So, he says, “auchitya necessarily relates to rasa, an d rasa alone” (Locanã 45)

8. Continue… Auchitya refers to ideally appropriate relationship between the written words in the poetic organism. "Rasa is the soul and Auchitya the life [ ... ]. Auchitya is the life of rasa - ensouled poem, "says Kshemendra.

9. The Classification of Auchitya Kshemendra in his masterpiece speaks of 28 kinds of uchi placements for literary composition, which leads to Auchitya. Pada (Phrase) Vakya( sentence) Prabhandhanartha (the meaning of the whole composition) Guna(qualities) Alankara(poetic figure) Rasa ( State of being) Kriya(Verb) Karaka (case ending) Linga(Gender) Vachana (Number) Visheshana (Qualification) Upsarga (Prefix) Nipata (Redundancies) Kala (Time) Desh (country) 16. Kula (Family) 17. Vrata (custom) 18. Satva(Inherent self) 19. Abhipraya (Motive) 20. Swabhava (Nature) 21. Sarsangraha (essential property) 22. Pratibha (Innate ability) 23. Avastha (state) 24. Vichara(Thought) 25. Nama(Name) 26.Aashirwada(Blessings) 27. Tatva (Truth) 28. Auchitya of is an autonomous.(Sarkar)

10. Poems and Auchitya Famous Poetic Works On Auchitya Auchitya Vichar Charcha Kavikanthabharana Suvretta Tilaka O ne of the few people who analysed western poetry in terms of Indian concepts like rasa (aesthetic experience), dhvani (suggestion), auchitya (propriety), and vakrokti (oblique/indirect expression). In this regard, one can have a look at his essays in Indian Literary Theories – A Reappraisal.(Kiran) There are many poems that use auchitya in their language, themes, structure, and cultural traditions. The Bhagavad Gita - This ancient Hindu scripture is considered one of the greatest works of spiritual poetry. It uses auchitya in its language, themes, and cultural traditions to convey the principles of dharma, karma, and yoga, and to guide individuals on the path of righteousness and spiritual enlightenment.

11. According to Kṣmendra, the adaptation of parts of the verse to each other and to whole or in other words, a certain poetic harmony or fitness of things. C.f. “उचितं प्राहुराचार्यः सद्रशं किला यस्य यत्| उचितस्य हि यो भवस्तदौसितां प्रचक्षते|| ” - क्षमेन्द्रस्य औसित्याविचारचर्चा: VII Means: “What is suited to a certain things is called proper or appropriate and therefore its abstract idea is called propriety or Appropriateness.”(Barai)

12. Connection of movie or novel or poem with auchitya

13. Comparison of Auchitya with Modern Aesthetics The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum in Agra, India. Auchitya sees it as a tribute to love, reflecting the cultural context of Mughal India. Modern aesthetics sees it as a masterpiece of Islamic art and architecture, combining symmetry, balance, and intricate decoration to create timeless beauty. Satyajit Ray's films reflect post-independence India's social and cultural realities, addressing poverty, class, and tradition in a nuanced and sensitive way from an Auchitya perspective. From a modern aesthetic perspective, his films are cinematic masterpieces, combining realism, lyricism, and humanism to create a distinctive and timeless style of filmmaking.

14. Barai, Debabrata. “Aucitya theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā.” Aucitya theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā [Part 6], 6 July 2021, https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/kavyamimamsa-of-rajasekhara-study/d/doc628303.html. Bavarava, Asha L. ““Evaluating Auchitya and Its Place in Indian Literature.”” Vidhyayana - An International Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed E-Journal, April 2022, http://j.vidhyayanaejournal.org/index.php/journal/article/view/435. Kiran, Shashi. “K. Krishnamoorthy - The Doyen of Indian Aesthetics | Prekshaa.” Prekshaa |, 10 August 2016, https://www.prekshaa.in/k-krishnamoorthy-doyen-indian-aesthetics. Sarkar, Somnath. “8 Schools of Indian Poetics.” All About English Literature, 31 January 2023, https://www.eng-literature.com/2023/01/8-schools-of-indian-poetics.html#Aucitya_Propriety. Work Cited

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