[INDOLOGY] Satirical criticism in Sanskrit literature and philosophy?

[Samuel Wright]

I would also include Jayanta Bhaṭṭa's play 'Āgamaḍambara' published by the
Clay Sanskrit Library and wonderfully translated by Csaba Dezső.

Cheers,
Sam

On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 7:44 AM, Ashok Aklujkar <ashok.aklujkar at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Niilaka.n.tha-diik.sita’s Kali-vi.dambana and a few other short works,
> available in the collection edited by Pierre Filliozat.
>
> Modern Skt has a large body of such works, but they are mostly scattered
> (in periodicals) and the quality is uneven.
>
> ;subham astu.
>
> a.a.
>
>
>
> On Jan 8, 2015, at 4:23 PM, Jan E.M. Houben <JEMHouben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear List Members,
> In order to pay a tribute to freedom of critical expression my Master
> course "Sanskrit, scientific and philosophical lingua franca" will in the
> following weeks, as it did yesterday, focus on
>
> Satirical criticism in Sanskrit literature and philosophy
>
> Without trying to be in any way complete I propose that the work of the
> following authors can be regarded as, to some extent at least, belonging in
> this category:
> Bhartrhari the poet/subhasita collector, Jayarasi, Ksemendra.
> Part of Bhavabhuuti's Maalatiimaadhava reads as satirical criticism on
> Kapaalikas.
>
> Now my question: ARE THERE ANY OTHER STRONG (extensive) EXAMPLES?
>
> Satire in Indian literature? WHAT is usually criticized?
>
> Satire in Indian philosophy? Criticism of WHAT? (Tattvopaplavasimha: of
> all philosophical-religious "truths" without trying to establish one's own).
>
> Writing satirical criticism in Sanskrit in a manuscript is not the same as
> expressing such criticism in the most accessible "language" thinkable:
> comics published in a weekly.
> HOW was satirical criticism in ancient, classical India RECEIVED?
> Did anyone suffer on account of critical views expressed in Sanskrit? Or
> only when it was
> expressed in a more popular language like Hindi (Kabir)?
> Best,
> jan houben
>
>
> Prof. Dr. Jan E.M. Houben,
> Directeur d Etudes « Sources et Histoire de la Tradition Sanskrite »
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sciences historiques et philologiques,
> Sorbonne – 54, rue Saint-Jacques
> CS 20525 – 75005 Paris – France.
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