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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tarala t膩ra s膩raih (avalupyam膩na) p. 204, 1.6. v.l. Taralat膩ra s膩raih. 87 Bh膩nu. reads tarala t膩ra s膩rai岣� and comments ajihv膩
kutil膩 taral膩 t膩r膩 kan墨nik膩 saiva s膩ram pradh膩nam etc. It
means 'the essence of which where the restless and slightly
turned pupils'. The courtesans stood motionless whose
eyes were long and resembled a garland.
It is also the reading of Kane, 2
and NSP.3
The calcutta editions* Kale 5 CKala蓳 reads tarala
The glances
t膩ra s膩rai岣�, which means variegated, darkened.
were long like a breath of lotus leaf shaken by the wind
and variegated with the pupils, which were restless and
turned askance. This is a better reading in comparison to
the former.
1. cf. Bh谩nu., p. 204, 1. 10
2. Kane, p. 62, 1. 23
3. K膩da., p. 204, 1. 5
4. Vide Kane p. 244
5. Tattva pra p. 153, 1. 12
6. Ckal膩, p. 287, 1. 5
