Theory of Auchitya

109 Indian Aesthetics

1. Prepared by : M ayuri P andya P aper:109 Literary Theory and Criticism and Indian Aesthetics

2. NAME: MAYURI PANDYA ROLL NO:14 EMAIL ID: [email protected] Topic: Auchitya (INDIAN AESTHETIC) Submitted to: Department of ENGLISH.MKBU PERSONAL INFORMATION

3. A poem is a collection of words used to describe ideas or emotions in a vivid and imaginative style. The Auchitya can be described as the alphabet used to do that. Meaning of Auchitya “Auchitya is a Hindi word taken from Sanskrit. It means justification, propriety, decency .” Propriety can be defined in this context as the details or rules of behavior conventionally considered to be correct. Or that which is correct, appropriate, and fitting. The word Auchitya also contains the Hindi word “ Uchit ” which in English means “appropriate” AUCHITYA

4. Father of Auchitya theory: Kshemendra   He introduced Auchitya in his book AuchutiyaVicharCharcha. Kshemendra was born in the present day Kashmir. He is one of the best Sanskrit poets of the 11th century. Kshemendra was the pupil of the famous philosopher and poet Abhinavgupta. 1. Famous Abridgements by Kshemendra Ramayanamanjari Bharatamanjari Brihatkathamanjari 2 . Famous Poetic Works On Auchitya Auchitya VicharCharcha Kavikanthabharana Suvrittatilaka .

5. “Auchitya is the soul of the poem .” -Kshemendra This is the only theory that is accepted by all the poets without any arguments. Thus, it is also called the “Theory of coordination” because it regulates all the constituents of the NatyaShastra . To use the elements of a poem such that they deliver essence in their appropriate place is called “Auchitya”. For example, to use Rasa, Alankara, Riti, etc.. in an appropriate place is Auchitya. The poem should explain or incorporate a Rasa wherever needed else it loses its beauty.

6. 27 Types of Auchitya By Kshemendra 1. Pada (Phrase) 2.Vakya ( sentence) 3.Prabhandhanartha (the meaning of the whole composition) 4.Guna(qualities ) 5.Alankara(poetic figure) 6.Rasa ( State of being) 7.Kriya(Verb ) 8.Karaka (case ending) 9.Linga(Gender ) 10.Vachana (Number) 11.Visheshana (Qualification) 12.Upsarga (Prefix) 13.Nipata (Redundancies) 14.Kala (Time) 15.Desh (country) 16.Kula (Family) 17.Vrata (custom) 18.Tatva (Truth) 19. Satva(Inherent self) 20.Abhipraya (Motive) 21.Swabhava (Nature) 22.Sarsangraha (essential property) 23.Pratibha (Innate ability) 24.Avastha (state) 25.Vichara(Thought ) 26.Nama(Name ) 27.Aashirwada(Blessings ) Each of the above-mentioned types of Auchitya is vital in imbibing meaning to the poem.

7. Subtle meaning, interpretations of the readers can be manipulated easily with the use of different Auchitya. Thereby delivering more than one message, story, thought to the readers . Auchitya is a tool of the writer which aids them to wield their poem according to their will and according to the idea they want to deliver effectively and efficiently. Features of Auchitya It is the only element that includes Guna, Dosha, Alamkara, Dhavani, Rasa, and Vakrata.Includes both types of poem i.e. Bahva and Rupa.It is independent of the reader’s interest.It is as important for a poem as values are in our life.

8. According to the rules of propriety one of the aims of poetry is to improve the  life of the common man to show what to do and what not to do , and to help men achieve the goals of  life not by common persuasion or resorting to undesirable action, but by a change in the very attitude  of mind. Thus literature becomes a means of moral culture, giving proper guidance to individual and  the society, for these are universally accepted facts. In the prologue to „Peter Bell” Wordsworth says: There was a time when all mankind Did Listen with faith sincere; To tuneful tongues in mystery versed Then poets fearlessly rehearsed The wonders of a wild career

9. In the writing of poetry, propriety may be likened to the performance of an orchestra. The note of all  the singers and the Instruments give out a diversely unified musical Rasa. In poetry, letters, words,  sentences , themes, combination of characters and arrangements of figures of speech harmonize to  create a unified piece with all the Rasa’s intact. Therefore, the study of propriety is based on the  assumption that if Rasa was the life of poetry, propriety became the life of Rasa . The concept of A uchitya was the Sanskrit Alamkarikas ' way of  explaining this balance and harmony of the components of poetry among  themselves and in their relation to its ultimate goal .  

10. Conclusion Emotions are an integral part of humans. Many times words are not sufficient to describe everything. This is where Auchitya comes into the picture enabling the writers/authors to silently nudge the readers towards the direction they want us to stir in .

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