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A comparntive study of the Jivandhara Story..
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The following motifs were found to occur in the Kathāsaritsāgar : the aerial chariot, the controlling of a wild elephant. the winning of a girl's love through proficiency in music and by curing poison, a shipwreck causing a character to reach a new land, the transformation of animals into celestial beings, the gāndharva marriage, a king's affair with another girl without the knowledge of his queen, and his discomfort when it is found out by the queen. These motifs have obvious parallels in the theme of the Cc.
Examples of this kind give un an insight into th: knowledge which Tēvar had in Sanskrit stories and literature. Sanskrit stories also have been freely used by Tēvar in his similes and allusions. Illustrations of this will be given in the next chapter which treats of the influence of Sanskrit stories on the literary style of the Co. Like all the other authors' works which had religious motives, he exploits the wealth of folk lore, mythology and episodes narrated in the great epic Mahābhārata and the other kāvyas which prevailed in his time to weave the fabric of his plot.
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