Mahapurana of Puspdanta

SR No.: 001536
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratna N Shriyan
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 348
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Literature
File Size: 21 MB

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PURE DESI WORDS
cf. also kasara-, 'a buffalo' (Yt.). In most of the occurrences kasarais contrasted with dhavala-, 'an excellent bull'. ]
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862. Kāyaṇamtiya- 57 3 5 (v.1. kāyāṇamṇiya-) 'the Guñja berry'.
[=kakani-, gunja-(gl.); the relevant passage is "kāṇani kāyaṇamtiya vinai, savarullau kim motti bujjhai' - 'Does the sabara who picks up gunja berries in the forest, know the value of pearls?' cf. kāini-gunja-, 'the Gunja berry' (D. 2 21); cf. MW. kakini(L), kakini(L)= 'a seed of the Abrus precatorious used as a weight'; cf. Kittel-kakini-= 'a weight, the quarter of a pana-, and käkaceñce= 'the shrub Abrus precatorious'; cf. MW. guñja 'Abrus precatorious (bearing a red and black berry which forms the smallest of the jeweller's weight'. (Suśruta). ] 863. Kāṇaṇaa- (?) 15 24 1 'Lord Brahma'.
[kananae he brahman(gl.); this is not recorded by PSM; cf. MW. ka-'name of Brahman' and kānana-(L)= 'the face of Brahman'.]
864. Kabaliya- 12 11 13, 23 5 2, 85 10 1 (v.1. kahaleya- v.1. kahilaya-) 'a
cowherd'.
[Compare kahila- gopala-, 'a cowherd' (D. 2 28); Trivikrama also notes the word in the sense of vatsa-palaka-(Tr. 3 4 72, 624); cf. kahaliya- occurring in the sense in JC. (1 21 5) cf. Hi. kahār 'name of a community whose main occupation is carrying palanquins'. I 865 Kimkilli 46 6 4 (v.l. kamkelli-) 'Jonesia Asoka'.
[ aśoka-vṛkṣa-(gl.). The variant kamkelli seems preferable. See kamkelli-.] 866. Kirāḍa- 29 15 9, 99 7 1, 99 8 5, 'a deceitful merchant, a petty or deceitful Bania (used in ridicule)'.
[vanik (gl.); PSM. does not note this word; cf. kiraḍa- occurring in this very sense in NC. & Bh. ; cf. MW. kirata-= 'a merchant' (Rajatarangini); cf. also kirataka-, 'a deceitful merchant' (J.O.I., Baroda vol. X no. 2. p. 120). ]
The word kirata- occurs in Silanka's commentary on Sūtrakṛtānga (Agamodaya Samiti edition folio 234) and the quotation is "brah manam doḍamiti brüyat tatha vanijam kirātam iti". It occurs in Bhagavata Purana also in Skandha 12 Adhyaya 3 Śloka 35. The quotation is"panayiş yati vai kṣudrāḥ kirataḥ kutakarinaḥ".
It occurs in Rajatarangini at VIII 132. For other references, see B.J. Sandesara's note on "kirata, a merchant" published in the 1st issue of Parab- September, 1960, pages 37 to 41 (monthly organ of Gujarati Literary Conferance) and "a note on the word kirata, a deceitful merchant" in Bharatiya Vidya- vol. VIII pp. 74-75.