Watch Out, Pun!

Watch Out, Pun! Śleṣa in Brajbhasha Courtly Literature The paper examines several instances of the use of śleṣa in a 17th-century Braj poem commissioned by Shivaji Bhosle and composed in the Deccan. The subject of analysis is viewed from two perspectives: of the text’s genre (rītigranth) and the...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e2d8759a3a8b464db19740d9321000bd2021-11-27T12:53:39ZWatch Out, Pun!10.12797/CIS.22.2020.02.061732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/e2d8759a3a8b464db19740d9321000bd2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/2169https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 Watch Out, Pun! Śleṣa in Brajbhasha Courtly Literature The paper examines several instances of the use of śleṣa in a 17th-century Braj poem commissioned by Shivaji Bhosle and composed in the Deccan. The subject of analysis is viewed from two perspectives: of the text’s genre (rītigranth) and the equivalence between the objects of comparison. To this end, the study brings into focus, on one hand, the issue of striking explicitness vis-à-vis deliberate unveiling of double meaning by the poet, and on the other, the relations between selected literary figures and the nature of śleṣa embedded within given examples. Besides showcasing an aspect of the poet’s virtuosity, the paper seeks to provide a template for wider discussion on the specifically Indian phenomenon of śleṣa in Braj courtly literary culture. Piotr BorekKsiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleśleṣarītigranthBrajbhashaBhushanpatronageIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 22, Iss 2 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic śleṣa
rītigranth
Brajbhasha
Bhushan
patronage
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
spellingShingle śleṣa
rītigranth
Brajbhasha
Bhushan
patronage
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
Piotr Borek
Watch Out, Pun!
description Watch Out, Pun! Śleṣa in Brajbhasha Courtly Literature The paper examines several instances of the use of śleṣa in a 17th-century Braj poem commissioned by Shivaji Bhosle and composed in the Deccan. The subject of analysis is viewed from two perspectives: of the text’s genre (rītigranth) and the equivalence between the objects of comparison. To this end, the study brings into focus, on one hand, the issue of striking explicitness vis-à-vis deliberate unveiling of double meaning by the poet, and on the other, the relations between selected literary figures and the nature of śleṣa embedded within given examples. Besides showcasing an aspect of the poet’s virtuosity, the paper seeks to provide a template for wider discussion on the specifically Indian phenomenon of śleṣa in Braj courtly literary culture.
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