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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r奴pa sampann膩m p. 23. 1.3. v.1. ak峁ta r奴pasampann膩m; anya aksata vahusabhir奴p膩m. 123 r奴pa sampann膩m is the reading of Bh膩nu., which is
quite fitting to the context. He explains: she was possessed
of beauty. The similarity with forest being: it possesses
animals like 'rupa' etc. This is also the reading of NSP.
However, the other reading viz. 'aksatarupa' & C.
seems to be more apealing in conparison to the present
one, which is accepted by Kane, K膩le and Ckal膩.2 For the
expression of a being possessed of faultless beauty is more
common and preferrable than just saying possessed of
beauty.
This can also go very well with the forest; viz.
having 'ak峁' trees. (aksataru upasampann膩m).
The third reading namely 'anya aksa' etc., is the
obviously not good, in preference to either the first or
the second.
1. Bh膩nu. p. 23, 11. 10-11
aranyam atavi ... r奴pam akrivesesa岣� tena.
2. Kale, p. 26; aksatan kena'py asambhukta峁� ya岣� r奴pam;
Kane. p. 6. 1.29.
CKal膩 p. 33, 1. 22.;
