Essay name: Kadambari Studies (on the basis of Bhanuchandra)
Author:
Jayanti Tripathy
Affiliation: Pondicherry University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies in English the Kadambari of Bana (Banabhatta) on the basis of Bhanuchandra鈥檚 commentary. Kadambari is accepted as a model of an ideal example of Katha鈥攁 variety of Gadya literature. The central plot revolves around a a romantic attachment and union between the hero Chandrapida and the heroine Kadambari.
Chapter 2 - Textual Criticism on Kadambari
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However Bh膩nu. interpretes it as: sabdatavidh盲vi.6 Peterson, 7 Kale and C Kala accept the other reading and quote the latter as V,l., which means the cause of destruction. Their singing is the cause of their own destruction being attracted by which they are 10 caught. It may be observed that the music becomes
the 'hetu' for the destruction of the deer.
6. Bh膩nu. p. 70, 1. 2
7. Vide his notes p. 141
8. Vide his notes p. 53.
9. C Kal膩, p. 98, 1. 4.
10. cf. lubdhak膩t g墨talobhena
mrgo mrgavate vadham
K膩ma NS. 143.
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