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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cel膩nsuk膩ntarita: p. 277, 1. 6 v.1. c墨n膩msuk膩ntarita. 82 2 '.,1 Peterson, 虏 and Kale read cel膩msuka
叠丑腻苍耻, NSP.
to mean 'as if she was screened (antarita) by an extremely
white garment.
cin膩msuka is the reading of Kane鲁
and Cal edn. 4.
The reading cin膩msuka is preferrable for two reasons.
1. cin膩msuka was well known in India as a fine kind of
texture.5 2. Further celamsuka makes no sense, the two
namely, 'cela' and 'a峁僺uka' being synonym.
叠丑腻苍耻
inorder to avoid this difficulty explains 'cel膩峁僺uka'
as vastravisesa.
6 1.
K膩da. p. 277, 1. 6.
2. Vide Kane, II. f.n. 1. p. 4
3. Kane, II. p. 4, 1. 7.
4. ibid, p. 17.
5. c f. c墨n膩峁僺uka iva keto岣� s膩k. II.
6. 叠丑腻苍耻. p. 27, 1. 19.
