Ramayan of Krittivas Ojha: a study *New updt pg 11

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Janaki

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Posted: 13 years ago

#91

Sema, I'm so sorry for being inactive in this thread! Thank you SO much for the recent update of Yudh Kand. It's very interesting and I never heard this story before, nor seen it in any Ramayan show or movie.😲 It once again prooves Hanumanji's intelligence and loyalty to Shri Ram. There is nothing that is impossible for him.

You are such a storehouse of knowledge, looking forward to your next update.😍

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Vrish

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Posted: 13 years ago

#92

Urmila/Debi

Is anything mentioned about Mandavi in Krittivas, other than the fact that she married Bharat and had 2 sons from him - Taksha & Pushkal?

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Debipriya

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Posted: 13 years ago

#93

Originally posted by: .Vrish.
Urmila/Debi

Is anything mentioned about Mandavi in Krittivas, other than the fact that she married Bharat and had 2 sons from him - Taksha & Pushkal?

I am yet to read 😔 the complete text of Krittivas Ramayan.

Only Sema or any other person who has read the full text, will be able to answer your qs 😊.

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varaali

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Posted: 13 years ago

#94

Urmilla / Sema,

Wonderful effort from your side.👏 I have enjoyed each and every bit of it.

I have a small suggestion / request. Instead of just narrating stories and summarizing them in English, you can also quote a few lines (with your translation, of course) to show how the poet has described the situation in his own words.

In my experience, a language comes alive in the hands of such master poets. Sometimes, words with double meanings are used, sometimes a scene (whether pictorial or emotional) is described so vividly, you can visualize it perfectly. And that, in my opinion is the hallmark of a great writer- to make the reader see what he (the writer) has in his imagination.

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varaali

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Posted: 13 years ago

#95

Vrish / Debi

Why don't you take a stab @ a few translations yourself?

According to Wikipedia "Krittivasi Ramayana is not only a translation, but contains picturesque descriptions of Bengali social life and its values."

So Vrish / Debi / Sema ...please enlighten us.

Edited by varaali - 13 years ago

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Vrish

@Vr15h

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Posted: 13 years ago

#96

Varaali

I have a book, but it's written in a 14th century dialect which is really hard to follow (aside from the fact that my reading of Bengali is regrettably not fluent at all). As a kid, I once had a part of it - 'Mahiravan vadh' as one of the poems in my ICSE Bengali syllabus. I have on occasion opened it to specific chapters to see what it describes about something I'm looking for. However, to do a random search of something w/o knowing where it is would take forever.

One example - in Valmiki, it says - unbelievably - that after Sita went underground w/ Bhoomi Devi and Brahma pacified Rama, he asked him to listen to the remaining part of the Ramayan, and Kush/Luv resumed the recitation the next day. There is no mention of the 2 of them crying. In Krittivas, however, it is mentioned.

I once had opened a Tulsidas version, that had the original Hindi, the transliterated version, and then a translation of the passage. I do wish they did the same here - they do it for Valmiki, as can be seen in valmikiramayan.net (which again, excludes Uttarkand)

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Debipriya

@Debipriya

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Posted: 13 years ago

#97

Originally posted by: varaali
Vrish / Debi

Why don't you take a stab @ a few translations yourself?

According to Wikipedia "Krittivasi Ramayana is not only a translation, but contains picturesque descriptions of Bengali social life and its values."

So Vrish / Debi / Sema ...please enlighten us.

Very nice suggestion Dear! ... Will keep that in mind 😊. Currently I don't have the text with me.

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Semanti Chakraborty

@DharmaPriyaa

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Posted: 13 years ago

#98

Vrish, no brother, sorry to say that in Krittivasi Ramayan also, Mandavi (& my dear Urmila too) is ignored 😭 There is no other mention of Sita's sisters other than their husbands & children.

Varaali didi, your idea is beautiful indeed ⭐️ Yes, Mahakavi Krittivas was a great poet & his Ramayan is a storehouse of not only bhakti rasa but also ancient Bengali culture as well as various poetic styles which will be adored by all poetry lovers here 😊 & for sure I will never miss this opportunity to represent my dear poet as I always feel proud to do this 😃 Just now I'm very busy with my studies, so please bear with me, I will try to satisfy you during my next update 😊

Replies to the posts associated with the previous update will be given just before the next update (as I do always) 😊

Jai Shri Ram!