মধুসূদন-গ্রন্থাবলী | Madhusudan Granthabali

তিলোত্তমাসস্ভব stay: ভূমিকা ৮/০ not, my dear fellow, judge of the work, as a regular ‘‘Heroic Poem.” I never meant it as such. Jt is a story, a tale, rather heroically told. You censure the erotic character of some of the allusions. Perhaps that is owing to a partiality for Kalidasa. By the bye—did I ever tell you that I taught myself Sanskrit at Madras ? I am anything but a Pandit like Rajendra who is a thundering grammarian, but I know enough to read Kalidasa, and that, I think, is quite enough for me.... The new poem is doing very well, considering everything. I have heard that V.—has been speaking of it with contempt. This does not surprise me. He cannot know much ol the ‘“‘master-singers’ whom the author of Tilottama imitates, and in whose school he has learnt to write poetry. This ebulition of ill-nature on the part of———has lowered him in the estimation of not a few of the serious-minded men of the day in this city. At least, that is what I hear. Jotindra thinks it is ‘‘clan-feeling”’ or in plainer words downright envy. Others less mild than Sotindra, call the old boy, a dirty, envious fellow Some other Pundits, literary stars of equal magnitude, say—“el উত্তম উত্তম অলঙ্কার আছে । মন্দ eafy i” But they regret the author did not write in rhyme, that would have made him popular. These men, my dear Raj, little understand the heart of a proud, silent, lonely man of song! They regret his want of popularity whilo, perhaps, his heart swells within him in visions of glory, such as they oan form no conception of .— J. ৩২৬ ২৮। ai মধুষ্মদন রাজনারায়ণ বস্তুকে You will find that your criticism on Tilottama has not fallen on barren ground. In the present work [ মেযনাদব্ধ ] you will see nothing in the shape of “Erotic Similes’’; no silly allusions to the loves of the Lotus and the Moon; nothing about fixed lightnings, and not a single reference to the ‘‘incestuous love of Radha.” Talking of criticism, I am told the Editor of the Indian Field (Kissory Chand) is going to ask you through Rajendra to review Tilottama for his Journal. JI am sure he could not have gone to a better shop.— J. ৩৩০ | ১০। ৩ আগস্ট ১৮৬০ তারিখে মধুস্থদন রাজনারায়ণ বসুকে-_ ১.9 গও you seen Rajendra’s critique on Tilottama in the Vividbartha ? I suppose you have, It is kind.— J. 902 +