Kansvaho

SR No.: 001886
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rama Paniwada, A N Upadhye
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 266
Language: Prakrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Story, & Literature
File Size: 11 MB

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KAMSAVAHO
get exhausted; and when it takes circular movements with its trunk gracefully bent, he fells it and strikes on its temples.
33. जाला and ताला are used ike यदा and तदा (Hc. iii. 65 ). Pischel derives them from * यात् कालात् and तात् कालात् which are postulated stages. Note the form atefon from het f. for loc. sg. Å stands for Hurgh. The elephant strikes the ground with the idea that he is there, but as he has slipped away with his adroit movements the elephant, due to its heavy stroke, stands there withrits tusks sinking in the earth. It is pinned in that position, and कृष्ण takes advantage of further attack. अहो-अयो, now.
34. For the detailed description see 10 10.43. 9 etc., especially verse 14.
35. The similes here have in view certain mythological references. Once upon a time the mountains, which had formerly wings, grew very refractory and troublesome; so Indra cut off their wings with his thunderbolt, and they fell finally in their present positions. We have a vivid and elegant description of the flying mountains in T360et (verses 224-235). The elephant $5994 its falls like horft when its wings were cut by Indra's thunderbolt. te is the king of anis, the serpent race, dwelling in TT . He has thousand heads or hoods that are said to carry the glabe of the earth. When the elephant fell, the earth shook as though it was dislodged from the heads of 319.
36.34726 being the keeper, the elephant followed him and his instructions all these days. Now we wanted to reverse this order, and he made 3778 follow the elephant. The elephant was first killed and 37g was made to follow it to the grave. Note that the alternative lines begin with similar words.