Yojana Gandha

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Yojana Gandha
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First edition
AuthorBinod Prasad Dhital
Original titleयोजनगन्धा
CountryNepal Nepal
LanguageNepali
GenreHindu mythology
Published1995
PublisherSajha Prakashan
Publication date
1995
Media typePrint
Pages522
Awards
ISBN9789993324911
Preceded byUjyalo Hunu Aghi 

Yojana Gandha (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 Hastinapur. The plot of Yojana Gandha is mainly based on Mahabharata and partly on Harivansh Purana and Devi Bhagavata. Yojanagandha 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 the 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

Reception[]

The book received the Madan Puraskar 2052 BS (1995), the highest literary honor in Nepali literature.[3][4] The book also won the Sajha Puraskar in the same year.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "योजनगन्धाको सुगन्ध | प्रा. डा. कपिल लामिछाने". www.samakalinsahitya.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  2. ^ "विनोदप्रसाद धिताल". Madan Puraskar.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "मदन पुरस्कारकाे ६२ वर्षे इतिहास, हालसम्म क-कसले पाए पुरस्कार ?". August 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "मदन पुरस्कार समर्पण समारोह (वि.सं. २०५३) – मदन पुरस्कार गुठी". guthi.madanpuraskar.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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