Introduction :-
It is said that there was a
poet by name "qo)Rr-Ghaţakharpara who
was one among the “ nine-gems” in the royal court of Vikramaditya the great of Mouryan
dynasty of sixthe century A.D. The king Vikramaditya was a great patron
of literature and in his court these nine scholarly poets were collectively
know from the following famous padyam :-
“xNvNtir-]p[k- Amris<h-z'!ku-vetalÉ”-"qo)Rr-kaildasa>,
Oyatae vrahimihrae n&pte>
sÉaya< rÆain vE vréic> nv iv³mSy” .
“Dhanvantari-ksapanaka-amarasimha-sanku
Vetalabhatta-Ghatakharpara-kalidasah,
Khyato varahamihiro nrpates sabhayam
Ratnani vai vararucir nava vikramasya”.
This verse is found in a work called Jyotividabharanam of
nineth century A.D. Apart from this evidence nothing is known about his
date or personal history. The name of the poet is understood from 23rd verse
of his own poem where he promises that to him “Whoever the poet could surpass
him in applying “Yamaka”, he would bear water through a pitcher of a pot.
It is an example to a lyric poem of a very artificial but
beautiful and consisting of only twenty three stanzas. This is full of
alliteration of the figurative ( zBdal»ar>)
Yamaka (ymkm!) = Chime type and the
poet takes pride in it. Hence the self-praise of the poet is well
deserved and his work inspite of Yamaka is free and exquisite. Moreover, the
greatnes and high estimation in which the poet has been respectfully retained
with commetories of AbhinavaGupta, Jivananda, Govardhana son of Ghanasyama,
Kamalakara, Kucalakaci, Vaidyanatha, BharataMallika of Sankara,
VindhyesvariPrasad and other anonymous.
Apart from this poem,
Nitisara - a Short didactic poem in twenty one verses is believed as attributed
to the poet Ghatakharphara. His unquestionable erudition and composing
skill of poetry are comprehended by the following verse of the cannoiseur
Divakara son of Vidyavilasa I doubtless:-
“Ghatakharpharena
ghatitam Kavinas kalapakavyam yadyamakaih
Tasya mayarthavivaranam karaniyam karanam dhiyas sudhiyam”
"qo)Rrmhakivà[Itm!
"qo)Rr-sNdez-kaVym!
inyt<
omupeTy nIrdE> iàyhInaùdyavnIrdE>,
sillEivRiht< rj> i]taE rivcNÔavipnaepli]taE. 1.
iàyhInaùdyavnIrdE> (iàye[
hInaya> ùdyaOy AvnI< àit ywa $r<-¬ez< ddait twaÉUtE>
tE>) nIrdE> %peTy o< inyt<
sillE> i]taE rj> iviht< rivcNÔaE Aip n %pli]taE. 1.
h<sa
ndNme"Éyad! ÔviNt inzamuoaNy* n cNÔviNt,
nvaMbumÄa> izionae ndiNt me"agme kuNdsmandiNt.
2.
h<sa> ndn! me"-Éyat! (mansraevr<) ÔviNt, A* kuNdsmandiNt inzamuoain cNÔviNt n,
nvaMbumÄa> izion> me"agme ndiNt. 2.
me"av&t< iniz n Éait
nÉae ivtar< inÔa=_yupEit c hir< suoseivtarm!,
seNÔayuxí jldae=* rsiÚÉana<
s<rMÉmavhit ÉUxrsiÚÉanam! . 3.
iniz
me"av&t< At @v ivtar< nÉ> n Éait, suoseivtar<
hir< inÔa A_yupEit c, A* seNÔayux> jldí rsn! ÉUxrsiÚÉana<
#Éana< s<rMÉ< Aavhit. 3.
stif¾ldaipRt< nge;u SvndMÉaexrÉItpÚge;u,
pirxIrrv< jl< drI;u
àptTyÑutêpsuNdrI;u. 4.
Svnd!-AMÉaexr-ÉIt-pÚge;u nge;u (twa) AÑut-êp- suNdrI;u drI;u pirxIr-rv< stift!-jld-AipRt<
jl< àptit. 4.
i]à< àsadyit s<àit kae=ip
tain kaNtamuoain ritiv¢hkaeiptain,
%Tk{QyiNt piwkaÃlda> SvnNt> zaek>
smuÑvit tÖintaSvnNt> . 5.
s<àit kae=ip ritiv¢hkaeiptain tain kaNtamuoain i]à< àsadyit, jlda>
SvnNt> piwkan! %Tk{QyiNt, tÖintasu AnNt> zaek> smuÑvit c. 5.
Daidte idnkrSy Éa-vne
oa¾le ptit zaekÉavne,
mNmwe c ùid hNtumu*te
àaei;tàmdyedmu*te. 6.
idnkrSy
Éa-vne (me"E>) Daidte oat! zaekÉavne jle ptit, mNmwe ùid hNtum! %*te àaei;tàmdya #dm! c %*te. 6.
svRkalmitl'!¸y taeyda
Aagta> Sw diytae gtae yda,
in"R&[en prdezseivna
mariy:yw n ten ma< ivna. 7.
he
taeyda> svRkalm! Aitl'!¸y yda diytae gt> (tda yUy<) Aagta>
Sw, in"R&[en prdezseivna ten ivna ma< n mariy:yw . 7.
äUt t< piwkpa<zul<
"na> yUymev piwzIºl'!"na>,
ANydezritr* muCytam!
sawva tv vxU> ikmuCytam!. 8.
he "na> t< piwk-pa<zul< äUt, (yt>) yUym! @v
piw-zIº-l'!"na>, (vKtVymah) A* ANydezrit> muCytam! Awva sa, tv vxU> ikm! %Cytam! ?. 8.
h<spi“rip
naw s<àit
àiSwta ivyit mans< àit,
catkae=ip t&i;tae=Mbu yacte du>iota piwk sa iàya c
te. 9.
he naw
h<spi“> Aip s<àit ivyit mans< àit àiSwta, catk> Aip
t&i;t> (sn!) AMbu yacte, he piwk sa te iàya c du>iota (Tvdagmn< yacte). 9.
nIlz:pmitÉait
kaeml< vair ivNdit c catkae=mlm!,
AMbudE> iziog[ae ivna*te ka rit> iày mya ivna=* te. 10.
kaeml< nIlz:pm! AitÉait, catk>
c Aml< vair ivNdit,
AMbudE> iziog[>
iv-na*te, he iày mya ivna A* te ka rit>?. 10.
me"zBdmuidta>
klaipn> àaei;taùdyzaek-laipn>,
taeydagmk&za c sa* te duxRre[ mdnen sa*te.
11.
me"zBdmuidta> klaipn> àaei;taùdyzaek-laipn> (ÉviNt), taeydagmk&za c sa te A* duxRre[
mdnen sa*te. 11.
ik<
k&paip tv naiSt kaNtya pa{fug{fpittalkaNtya,
zaeksagrjle=* paitta< td!gu[Smr[mev pait tam!. 12.
pa{fug{fpittalkaNtya kaNtya ik< tv k&pa Aip naiSt? A* (Tvya) zaeksagrjle paitta< ta< td!gu[-Smr[mev pait. 12.
kusuimt-kuqje;u
kanne;u iày-rihte;u
smuTsukanne;u,
Ôvit c klu;e jle ndIna< ikimit c ma< smve]se n dInam!. 13.
kanne;u kusuimt-kuqje;u (sTsu) iày-rihte;u smuTsukanne;u (sTsu) ndIna< Ôvit jle klu;e (sit) dIna< ma< ikimit n
smve]se c. 13.
mageR;u
me"sillen ivnaizte;u kamae xnu> Sp&zit ten ivna izte;u,
gMÉIrme"ristVyiwta kdah<
jýa< sioiàyivyaegjzaekdahm!. 14.
me"sillen mageR;u ivnaizte;u ten
ivna kam> izte;u xnu> Sp&zit,
gMÉIr-me"-rist-Vyiwta
Ah< kda sio-iày-ivyaegj-zaek-dah< jýam! ?. 14.
susugiNxtya
vne=ijtana< SvndMÉaexrvatvIijtanam!,
mdnSy k&te inketnana< àitÉatIh vnain ketkanam!. 15.
#h susugiNxtya vne
Aijtana< SvndMÉaexr-vat-vIijtana< mdnSy k&te inketnana<
ketkana< vnain àitÉaiNt. 15.
tTsaxu
yÅva< sutra< ssjR àjapit> kaminvassjR,
Tv< mÃrIiÉ> àvrae vnana< neÇaeTsvíais syaEvnanam!. 16.
he
kaminvas sjR! àjapit> yÅva< ssjR tt!
sutra< saxu, vnana< àvr> Tv< mÃrIiÉ> syaEvnana< neÇaeTsv>
c Ais. 16.
nvkdMbizrae=vntaiSm
te vsit te mdn> kusumiSmte,
kuqj ik<
kusumEéphSyte ài[ptaim c du:àsý te. 17.
he
nvkdMb! (Ah<) te izr> Avnta AiSm, te kusumiSmte
mdn> vsit, (he) kuqj! kusumE> (ma†Gjn>) ikm! %phSyte? du:àsý
te c ài[ptaim. 17.
tévr ivntaiSm te
sdah< ùdy< me àkraei; ik< sdahm!,
tv
kusuminrI][e=pde=h< ivs&jey< shsEv nIp dehm!. 18.
he
tévr nIp Ah< te ivnta AiSm, me ùdy< ik< sdah< àkraei;?
tv kusuminrI][e (sit) Ahm! Apde shsa @v deh<
ivs&jeym!. 18.
kusumEépzaeiÉta<
istE> "nmu´aMbulvàhaistE>,
mxun> smveúy kalta<
æmríuMbit yUiwkaltam!. 19.
æmr>
mxun> kalta< smveúy istE> "nmu´aMbulvàhaistE> kusumE>
%pzaeiÉta< yUiwkalta< cuMbit.19.
tasam&tu> s)l @v ih ya
idne;u seNÔayuxaMbuxrgijRtduidRne;u,
rTyuTsv< iàytmE> sh manyiNt
me"agme iàysoIí smanyiNt. 20.
ya ih seNÔayuxaMbuxr-gijRt-duidRne;u
idne;u iàytmE> sh rTyuTsv< manyiNt, me"agme iàysoI> c smanyiNt, tasam! @v tu> s)l>. 20.
kaeiklæmrkaekkUijte mNmwen skle
vne ijte,
ingRtae=is zQ mais maxve naepyais ziyte=ip maxve. 21.
he zQ kaeikl-æmr-kaek-kUijte maxve mais mNmwen skle vne ijte sit (mTsakazat!) ingRt> Ais, maxve ziyte=ip
naepyais?. 21.
@tiÚzMy ivrhanlpIiftaya> tSya
vc> olu dyalurpIiftaya>,
s> Svarve[ kiwt< jldErmae"E>
àTyayyaE sdnmUnidnErmae"E>. 22.
$iftaya>
ivrhanlpIiftaya> tSya @tt!-vc> Amae"E> jldE> Svarve[
kiwt< inzMy s> olu dyalu> Aip Amae"E> ^nidnE> sdn<
àTyayyaE.22.
Éavanur´vintasurtE> zpey< AalMBy caMbut&i;t>
krkaezpeym!,
jIyey yen kivna ymkE> pre[ tSmE vheymudk<
"qopRre[. 23.
Éavanur´-vinta-surtE> t&i;t> kr-kaez-pey< AMbu AalMBy zpeym! , “yen pre[ kivna ymkE> jIyey tSmE
"q-opRre[ %dk< vheym!”.23.
.#it "qo)Rr-sNdez-kaVym! s<pU[Rm!.
