Expert Lectures by vinod Joshi

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Welcome  to my blog,  Here l wrote this blog on Expert lectures by vinod Joshi, on Indian  poetic during the Tue Dec 3 – Sun Dec 8, 2019.  Which was really a great day for us to learn lots of things from him. Every day can began with practice.so let's see that insightful days.

✴ first Day ( 3rd December 2019)

On the first day Vinod Joshi sir has explained about Indian poetry. How the basics of Criticism works in our life and how the power of imagination works in literary texts and our life.

Some of the external tools that help to understand the poem. And also explained how to do the literary criticism of poetics. As given the importance to the poet and addressed this line as

“कवि: करोति काव्यानि रसं जानाति पंडित:”

Some of the great Sanskrit scholars which had been given the different functions of Criticism as below 

• Bharatamuni - Natyashastra
• Anandvardhan - Dhvani Sampraday
• Kuntak - Vakrokti
• Waman - Riti Sampraday 
• Bhamah - Alankar
• Kshemendra - Auchitya Sampraday

How the Indian poetics and Criticism is unique from the other literature. In short, I discussed Rasa Theory. 

 ✴ Second day (4th December 2019)

विभावानुभाव्यभीचारी संयोगात् रसनिष्पत्ति:।

Second day of Indian poetic lectures,  sir explain that How the Indian politics deals with the six basic parts of

🔮 Alankar

🔮 Rasa
🔮 Dhvani 

🔮 Vakrokti 

🔮 Auchitya 
🔮 Riti

 the prominent writer of Sanskrit language as a Bharat Muni and he talked about 9 Rasa of Natyashastra,  As given below

સ્થાયીભાવ	રસ
રતિ	શૃંગાર રસ
શોક	કરુણ રસ
ઉત્સાહ	વીર રસ
ક્રોધ	રૌદ્ર રસ
હાસ	હાસ્ય રસ
ભય	ભયાનક રસ
જુગુપ્સા	વિભત્સ રસ
વિસ્મય	અદ્ભુત રસ
શમ/નિર્વેદ	શાંત રસ

 श्रृंगार करुणा वीर। 

रूद्र  हास्य भयानक। 

बीभत्साद्भूतशांतश्रय ।

नव नाट्ये रसा: स्मृता: 

               - (भरत नाट्यशास्त्र)

✴ Third day ( 5th December 2019)

The most lively and interactive discussion on the application of Rasa theory had been there on the very third day. Vinod Sir started the lecture with a highly interesting subject called aesthetics. Particularly talking about Indian Aesthetics .

which is full of various Rasa is the theory which seems to be helpful for the outlet of suppressed emotions. Therefor from various movies and folk tales like Titanic, Nalopakhyanam by Premanand, and various other movies which arouse cathartic effects on the minds of the audience.

School of Dhvani as stated by Anandavardhana, Sir explained precisely the aspects that should be taken into consideration while analyzing a work of art and provided an excellent discussion on three echoes of words-

💠Abhidha (denotation)

💠Laksana (implication)

💠Vyanjana (suggestion)

Sir very precisely explained all the three shabdshakti and their components with detailed descriptions and interestingly live examples from surroundings. Sir has conducted that how sphota is suggested in the form of words in a work of art.

✴ Fourth Day ( 6th December 2019)

शब्दार्थों सहितो काव्यम।

Vinod Sir explained with varied verses from Gujarati Literature. Anandvardhan has described the importance of Dhvani in his most resourceful work ‘Dhvanyaloka’. Acharya Kuntaka describes ‘Dhvani’ as the major element of Literature. He described different types of Dhvani and he also believes that ‘Dhvani is the soul of Literature’ when he says –

ध्वनि: काव्यस्य आत्मा।

✴ fifth Day ( 7th December 2019)

Sir discussed the theory of Vakrokti and its significance in Literature. It has much more resemblance to stylistics. Vakrokti is the theory of Language and the formation of words. It is the formation of two words-

‘Vakra’ + ‘Ukti’ = “Vakrokti’

Deviant or curved + expression = ironical ton

Poet or writer usually plays with diction. Sir also briefly explained the types of Vakrata as classified by Kuntaka.

✴ Sixth day (8th December 2019)

On the last session's discussion on three Major Schools with the prominent thinkers. Vinod Joshi Sir, with his expertise in Indian Poetics and Linguistics explained to us the use and importance of Alamkara or figures of speech in a work of art.

Sanskrit Literature is prosperous with figurative expressions with the touch of Linguistics and its discussion Sir also referred to the concept given by T. S. Eliot in his essay Objective Correlative. The School of Riti seems to have some similarities with the modern linguistic theory called Stylistics.

Acharya Vamana had given utmost importance to Riti in his work “Ritivichar” While discussing this theory, Sir referred to Richard Bach’s fable novella Jonathan Livingston Seagul. Sir also explained in detail on four major Styles of Writing-

🔶️Vaidarbhi

🔶️Pancali

🔶️Gaudiya

🔶️Lati

Furthermore, the theory of Aucitya as proposed by Kshemendra, which focuses on the appropriateness of literary composition. This theory has its origin in “Aucityavichar” of Kshemendra.

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