THIS WORK is an attempt to study various literary, historical, grammatical and cultural aspects of the Dvyasrayakavya written by Jain scholar Acarya Hemacandra 1088-1172 A.D.
THIS WORK is an attempt to study various literary, historical, grammatical and cultural aspects of the Dvyasrayakavya written by Jain scholar Acarya Hemacandra 1088-1172 A.D. The Dvyasrayakavya has a unique place not only in the history of grammatical poems of Sanskrit literature but also for its historical value for the history of Caulukyas of Gujarat and for the cultural study of Gujarat during eleventh and twelfth century A.D.
Life, personality, works and erudition of Hemacandra; Summary of the Dvyasraykavya; Mythological allusions in the Dvyasraykavya; literary study viz. as a mahakavya, language and style, figures of speech, characterization, metrical analysis etc.; Historical evaluation on the basis of various sources; various aspects of the grammatical study of the Dvyasrayakavya, Geographical data, polity and administration, social conditions, economic conditions fauna and flora and religious conditions, as reflected from the Dvyasrayakavya are the main contents of the work. It is followed by a bibliography and an index.
Dr Satya Pal Narang is at present Lecturer in Sanskrit, Institute of Post Graduate (E) Studies, University of Delhi. He got his Ph. D. degree on "A study of Sastrakavyas in Sanskrit Literature in the year 1967. His other published works are Bhas?i-kavya : A study (Delhi, 1969) and Vaidika Vyakara?a (Delhi, 1970).
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