Lilavai

SR No.: 002796
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication Year: 1966
Total Pages: 500
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 15 MB

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LILĀVAT
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ja aifa aerie Grayhan I fouslaudat acquitazai nap ll. 256) Render GERZ 1940: , while my mind was full of surprise. Note that J has altogether an independent reading. 257) Here is a 64. 259) lasi ah a lo 6.94;
T UEN Aalget = AT THÀ: ? 260) 97371 is quite a legitimate form of the Nom. pl.; here it is sing.; are we to read with B 75321 ? 262) Rather read star for Fiat in the com. The figure is J . 263) forgiz = foran +8177 = form: 994; Hopfg=# # BREATH ( or even A, BIR and ofter. going together ) ; see Pischel $ 451, 265) B reads 1951 ; but the com. °qn apja, which partly agrees with the reading of J. B preserves one reading (quite near to P) but explains another (found in ). The com. may be improved upon thus: 'EYARETO ai ferali, which presupposes a reading (possibly in J) thus : P ARTE of Feat Cel. As the constituted text stands, the second line would go with high, but it is somewhat loose in its build. 267) Do we want the reading org ( as the com, suggests ) for fort ? 268) Do we want 973-GATO qualifying feeri, or is it Abl. sing. giving the reason why the BIRTY is Bren? Opi= +gaz. Compare togluta's request to HET in the 451Fa{t, p. 134, Petersons ed. : qafe afecafha aa: FATAHIMITAI I. 269) Either et or at ( in the last quarter ) should be read short to suit the metre: read agait for gataot or grafas-aatad, for metre. 270) Note Amile, Abl. sing. ; Pischel ( $ 415 ) puts it in square brackets, possibly suggesting that its usage is not found in litera ture. 271) Note sufey = sifat; the commentator is right in his meaning, but his Sanskrit rendering aparato etc. cannot be accepted. 271*1) (B) The use of 70165 at the beginning of the gathā shows that it is connected with the earlier verse : there is nothing very special about its contents, and one might suspect whether it is a later addition, 272) (PB) The gathā 271*1'is found in B only and 272 in P B only ; that is they are not found in J. In a way these two verses are amplificatory, and really speaking neutral: they can be omitted without affecting the narration. The former is less essential and dignified than the latter which states a general maxim. k = p or pay Imp. 2nd p. sing. 273) Hereonwards कुवलयावली introduces महानुमति, herself and लीलावती, to विजयानन्द who in turn is narrating the same to the king.
MAHĀNUMATI AND LILĀVATI INTRODUCED 273-887 273-330) "On the southern range of mountain Meru ( the scenes of which are described 274-80), in the town Sulasă there lives a famous Vidyadhara king Harsa by name. Padmā is his beloved wife and from her he has two lovely daughters: Vasantasri and Sāradasri (or Saracchriwho spent their time in pious devotion. They used to play on Viņā before Gauri and Hara on the mountain Kailasa. One morning they found Ganesa dancing with elation (Described 287-90). Sāradasri taunted him and laughed at his ugly poses. He felt offended and irritated at her youthful discourtesy, and cursed her that she should be born as a low being. Both the sisters were shocked: they pleaded innocence and appealed to his mercy, Being convinced that there was no wicked intention on her part, Ganesa became cool and modified the curse that she should go to the human world,