Yojana Gandha
Sajha Prakashan | |
Publication date | 1995 |
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| Pages | 522 |
| Awards | |
ISBN | 9789993324911 |
| Preceded by | Ujyalo Hunu Aghi |
Yojangandha (Nepali: योजनगन्धा) is a Nepali novel by Binod Prasad Dhital.[1] It was published in 1995 by Sajha Prakashan. The book is based on a character from Mahabharata, Satyawati. The book won the prestigious Madan Puraskar.[2] It is second book of the author who previously penned a regional novel called Ujyalo Hunu Aghi.
Synopsis
The book depicts the story of Satyawati as she emerges from being a daughter of a fisherman to the queen of
Devi Bhagavata. Yojangandha is also one of the innumerable characters hidden within the vastness of the gigantic book Mahabharata. The Hindu mythological female character Yojanagandha
also has a significant place in the Mahabharata, while the novelist Dhital has portrayed Yojanagandha as the main character in this novel.
Characters
- Satyawati, an adopted daughter of a fisherman.
- King Shantanu, king of Hastinapur
- Bhisma, son of Shantanu and goddess Ganga
- Vyasa, son of Satyawati with Parashara
- Parashara, a sage
- Chitrangada, son of Satyawati and Shantanu
- Vichitravirya, son of Satyawati and Shantanu
Reception
The book received the
BS (1995 CE), the highest literary honor in Nepali literature.[3][4] The book also won the Sajha Puraskar
in the same year.
See also
References
- ^ "योजनगन्धाको सुगन्ध | प्रा. डा. कपिल लामिछाने". www.samakalinsahitya.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ "विनोदप्रसाद धिताल". Madan Puraskar.
- ^ "मदन पुरस्कारकाे ६२ वर्षे इतिहास, हालसम्म क-कसले पाए पुरस्कार ?". August 17, 2020.
- ^ "मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०५३) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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