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Slesha () is a literary device (alankara) used in South Asian literature. Most modern scholars roughly translate Slesha to the English word pun. However, Slesha may also refer to the parallel meanings of an entire sentence or narrative.[1][2]
Examples
The poet Kaviraja is noted figure in the slesa movement. The following verse is from his bitextual work Raghavapandaviya. It simulatenously tell the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata.[2]
| Original Verse | Interpretation 1 Ramayana Reading |
Interpretation 2 Mahabharata telling |
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| tato hanūmān vijayāṅkabhūtasvareṇa ghoreṇa nadan pareṣām.
lāṅgūlalagnena hutāśanena dadāha laṅkām iva cittavṛttim. |
Then Hanūmān sounded his terrifying roar of victory and burned down Laṅkā with Fire riding his tail, as if scorching his enemies’ hearts. |
Then Hanūmān sounded his terrifying roar from Arjuna’s ensign and scorched the hearts of his enemies, as once he burned down Laṅkā with Fire riding his tail. |
See also
References
- ^ Venkatesh Rangan (2022). “Chapter 8: Slesha, Virodha, and Svapna”. Age of Pi and Prose. Notion Press. ISBN 979-8-88815-630-8.
- ^ a b Bronner, Yigal (2013). “Embracing Simultaneity: The Story of Slesa in South Asia”. Cracow Indological Studies. XV.
