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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dara峁嚹乿asakta: p. 196, l. 8 v.1. kanthavasakta 81 Kane,
3 'Cara峁嚹乿asakta' is the reading of Bh膩nu.1 NSP.,
2 and Ckala. Bh膩nu. comments Cara峁嚹乿asaktai岣�
p膩d膩valagnal岣� ma峁噄 mavaih. To mean (attached to the feet)
of the ladies. The idea is the sweet cries of the swan
were doubled by being mixed with the jingling of the
jewelled anklets worn on their feet by ladies. On their
ascending the stair case.
A. and D. read 'Kanth膩vasaktai岣� 16 which means the
anklet which means 'the anklet slipped off from the feet
of the ladies and fell on to the neck of the swans while
ascending the stair case.
It is clear that the reading of Bh膩nu.is better and
more fitting.
1. Bh膩nu. p. 196, 1. 21
2. K膩da. p. 196, 1. 8
3. Kane, p. 61, 1. 13
4. Tattva pra p. 149, 1. 9
5. Ckal膩. p. 274, 1. 1.
6. Vide Kane. Notes P. 230
