Kavi-Gītikā (कवि-गीतिका): Dr.Harekrishna Meher

Kavi-Gītikā (Song for the Poet)

Extracted from Sanskrit Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’

(English Translation by the Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)

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(Features of subtle thinking and transcendental vision of the poet

are delineated in this lyric. Divine thunderbolt bows down before his pen.

His writings succulent with nine sentiments

enlighten the hearts of the people.)

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Immortal poet thou art.

Great poet thou art.

Forming profuse emotions,

thy excellence bears a splendid,

soft and lucid portrait.

Immortal poet thou art. (0)

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Thy creation is endowed with the novelty

of nine sentiments, is excellent

with the attribute of learning  

and is apt to be served beautifully.

The creation further comprises

fair and distinct words, surpasses the gold,

bears leaves expanded excellently and is eternal.

Thou art the scintillating Sun

dispelling the darkness of nescience. (1)

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Yours is the Goddess of Learning (Sarasvati)

with splendid appearance,

with sweet high lilts

and with the gift of boon.

She further bestows the aroma

of memorable poetic creation,

which is favourite to the relisher

of sentiments and is not easily

attainable in the mundane region.

There in the goddess,

regular oblation is the inertia. (2)

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May the couch of thy poetic genius

that alleviates delusion,

perceives the events beyond present,

forms splendid illustration,

remains unhindered,

bears greatness in the world

and is like a mountain of flowers,

bestow well-being to the people.

Thou art the beauteous bird

flying freely in the firmament

of epical compositions. (3)

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In quest of truth,

In the receptacle of scriptures,

In the principle of poetic creation,

Thou art Prajāpati, the Creator.

Thy auspicious intellect

is charming with poetic canon,

is apt to be deliberated

and is adorable in the world.

Thunderbolt of heaven bows down

before thy powerful pen. (4)

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Yours is the aesthetical supreme excellence

that forms repository of prosody,

bears the flow of sentiments,

commands appreciation of the world,

possesses the virtue of ambrosia,

is candid with poetic colour

and emanates auspiciousness.

The sylvan site of thy words

is easily accessible with charming avenues. (5)

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Thy poetry, a delicate maiden, possesses

sweet voice and enormous riches of wisdom.

She is bent upon the sacrifice

in compliance with the liking of age.

She has novel and fresh affections,

has several divisions of limbs

and has the expansion of leaf-like hands.

Worthy is thy status among the wise. (6)

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Thy poetic art has marvellous achievements,

has experiences of life for ever,

forms the main source replete with sentiments,

bears  the barque of ink,

is commended by the learned people

and is endowed with splendour and comeliness.

Verily you have the scintillating light

of Kalidasa and Bharavi.

Immortal and great poet thou art. (7)

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(Thus ends Kavi-Gītikā)

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