Parikshit bala biography books

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Prose in India goes back to an hoary past. A substantial part of Sanskrit literature, original and commentarial, is composed in it. In one period of time it touched such aesthetic heights as to be proclaimed as the touchstone, the nikasa, of the poets. Bana, Subandhu, Dandin and Soddhala with their voluminous Kathas and Akhyayikas of long-winded descriptions and multitudes of extensive compounds with a jingle of alliteration and forceful expression became models for later writers, their only wish being to approximate to them in style. They became the byword for perfection in prose. To be called Abhinavabhattabana was the greatest testimonial to their excellence in prose writing. So great was the impact of these writers that their prose marked by an abundance of compounds set the standard for it: ojah samasabhuystvam etad gadyasya jivitam. This type of prose continued to exercise its sway down the centuries till the onset of the last two when impact of western education brought about a change in its character. There came a new awakening with the contact with western literature even in the tradit