Set phrases and generally the choice of words would have been one of the main components on which the classical poets constructed their texts . They made full use of the possibilities offered to them by the Sanskrit language, especially the remarkable polysemy of the words and the astonishing wealth of synonyms available for each single designation. The present lexical study is focused on the terms for the sea, which according to Dandin is one of the canonical subjects of the Mahakavya . The texts submitted to the analysis are the Ramayana and one of the major mahakavya works, the Raghuvamsa, both of which are also closely connected in terms of subject-matter, especially as far as concerns the Cantos X-XV of the Ragh., which recount the complete story of the Ramayana.
A lexical study of the terms for the Sea in the Ramayana and in the Raghuvamsa
PONTILLO, TIZIANA
2005-01-01
Abstract
Set phrases and generally the choice of words would have been one of the main components on which the classical poets constructed their texts . They made full use of the possibilities offered to them by the Sanskrit language, especially the remarkable polysemy of the words and the astonishing wealth of synonyms available for each single designation. The present lexical study is focused on the terms for the sea, which according to Dandin is one of the canonical subjects of the Mahakavya . The texts submitted to the analysis are the Ramayana and one of the major mahakavya works, the Raghuvamsa, both of which are also closely connected in terms of subject-matter, especially as far as concerns the Cantos X-XV of the Ragh., which recount the complete story of the Ramayana.
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