عنوان

"Like Father, Like Son:

LA112268

انگلیسی

"Like Father, Like Son:

[Article]

Poetic Strategies in "The Middle Brother" (Madhyama-vyāyoga) Attributed to Bhāsa"

Richard Salomon

Leiden

Brill

"The one-act Sanskrit drama Madhyama-vyāyoga or "The Middle Brother" attributed to Bhāsa describes an oedipal encounter between the Pāndava hero Bhīmasena and his half-demon son Ghatotkaca. The author utilizes subtle techniques of word choice and strategic repetition of key words, particularly sadrśa 'like, similar,' to hint at the underlying similarity of the superficially unlike pair. This keyword technique, which is found only sporadically in Sanskrit, is compared to similar techniques in other literatures, particularly the Leitwortstil characteristic of Biblical Hebrew. The one-act Sanskrit drama Madhyama-vyāyoga or "The Middle Brother" attributed to Bhāsa describes an oedipal encounter between the Pāndava hero Bhīmasena and his half-demon son Ghatotkaca. The author utilizes subtle techniques of word choice and strategic repetition of key words, particularly sadrśa 'like, similar,' to hint at the underlying similarity of the superficially unlike pair. This keyword technique, which is found only sporadically in Sanskrit, is compared to similar techniques in other literatures, particularly the Leitwortstil characteristic of Biblical Hebrew."

2010

1-22

Indo-Iranian Journal

53/1

1572-8536

BHASA

BHIMASENA

GHATOTKACA

HIDIMBA

KAVYA

LEITWORTSTIL

MADHYAMA-VYAYOGA

MAHABHARATA DRAMAS

SANSKRIT DRAMA

TRIVANDRUM PLAYS

Richard Salomon

10.1163/001972410X12686674794330

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