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________________ CULTURAL DATA IN TILAKAMANJARĪ 239 Vrsabha known as anuduh (anadvān), Saurabheyah;? cow known as go; Horse known as turaga, Vājī, Aśva;' a mule as Aśvatara, a calf as Taranaka, a camel as Kramelaka,' a tortoise as Kamatha and Kūrmi (Kūrma).' The Fish, Aquatics and Sea Fauna Dhanapāla has mentioned Ayodhyā surrounded by a huge circle of moat having its ripples terrific with the Hippopotamuses, Crocodiles and long nosed ailigators." ** *FSK Uhom...... 6 Uldahl He also mentions 'timi' or 'timiñgila'!2 a kind of whale or a fabulous fish of enormous size. It has been described that the throttling of necks used to be most frequent in case of whales and no strangulations were possible in the reign of Meghavāhana (FAHİ ISUE:).14 He refers to the word 'Makara's also known as 'Grāha'16 a shark in point of describing Cupid as a shark bannered god. According to M. Williams— 'Makara' is a sea-monster sometimes confounded with the crocodile, shark, dolphin, regarded as the emblem of Kāmadeva.17 Śakula!S— a kind of fish, perhaps a gilt head." 1. TM Vol. II p. 259, Yugya Vol. II p. 270- a vehicle bull. 2. Ibid. Vol. II p. 258. 3. Ibid. Vol. II p. 258. 4. Ibid. Vol. II p. 256, Vol. III p. 116 (turanga). 5. Ibid. Vol. III p. 259, Sm. ed. p. 322. 6. Ibid. Vol. III p. 40, Vol. II p. 202 (Haya). 7. Ibid. Vol. II p. 256. 8. Ibid. Vol. II p. 257. 9. Ibid. Vol. II p. 259 10. Ibid. Vol. II p. 264, Vol. II p. 296. 11. Ibid. Vol. I p. 44 On Kumbhīra-along nosed alligator (Monier Williams) Skt. Eng. Dic. 12. Ibid. Vol. I p. 68 Cp. Raghuvamsa XIII. 10, TM Vol. II p. 296, Vol. III p. 73. 13. Skt. Eng. Dict. M. Williams. 14. TM. I, p. 68 L. 1 15. Ibid. Vol. II p. 233, Vol. II p. 307, Vol. II p. 279, Sm. ed. p. 319, Vol. II p. 294, Vol. II p. 296. 16. Ibid. Vol. II p. 307, 311 17. Skt. Eng. Dict. p. 771 18. TM Vol. II p. 257, Vol. II p. 307. 19. M. Williams. p. 1046
SR No.022659
Book TitleTilakamanjari
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorDhanpal, Sudarshankumar Sharma
PublisherParimal Publications
Publication Year2002
Total Pages504
LanguageEnglish, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_English
File Size15 MB
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