Malik Muhammad Jayasi's 'Padmavat': A Masterpiece of Pure Bhasha
A critical review of the masnavi 'Padmavat' by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, the great poet of the Sher Shah era, who surpassed even Hindu poets in his use of the pure Bhasha language.
aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
A critical review of the masnavi 'Padmavat' by Malik Muhammad Jayasi, the great poet of the Sher Shah era, who surpassed even Hindu poets in his use of the pure Bhasha language.
This article discusses the contributions of Fort William College, focusing specifically on the linguistic balance in Mir Amman's 'Bagh-o-Bahar' that bestowed simplicity and fluency upon Urdu prose.