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view to tearing the object in front. Thus 'kuta' is the horn of the bull. "Irmhat' would be a present participle qualifying the 'kuta'. The forefeet of an animal are figuatively described as the 'bahu' arms of the creatrue 'muşkabḥarah'; massive uncastrated testicles indicate vigorous strength of the bull. The bull ran on all fours śrava icchamanah' is a link with the 'śravayye' in the very first verse. 'abhimati' is the thieves who had taken away the cows of Mudgala, Dange takes it as the symbolic evil that thwarts the harvest without any justification and so does Griffith refer it to Mudgalany's chief opponent. The bull contemplated here is the bull yoked to the chariot and through which Mudgala became victorious as is clear from the next verse. As a matter of fact, these two rks the present one and the next go together, wishing to win', sisasan, the bull extended his arms, brought into play his forelegs, ran very swiftly. It is difficult to understand why Velankar thinks that this bull was driven by Mudgala himself. There is no indication of this being the cnse so far.)
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nyakrandayannupayanta enamamehayan vṛṣabham madhya ajeḥ |
tena subharvam satavat sahasram gavām mudgalaḥ pradhane jigaya || (5)
Approaching the bull, they caused him in the midst of the battle, to thunder and to urinate. Through him, Mudgala won in the battle well-fed cattle in hundreds and thousands,
(According to Velankar here is given the activity of the rivals of Mudgala to slacken the speed of the bull. They cause the bull to cry and to piss' in the middle of the race so that Mudgala may not win. We have here a battle and not a race. So approaching, 'upayantaḥ' are Mudgala's men and not his rivals. They are encouraging the bull to further action in the battle. The animal is being fondly treated and is made to relieve itself, which is perhaps very natural after the drinking of a tank of water described in the previous verse. That the bull was made to thunder is also natural for mighty bulls do thunder and inspire fear in the minds of the others. This bull is a 'muşkabhāraḥ' and hence thunders. Sayaṇa is a safe guide when he is observing 'amehayan mütra purtşotsargam visramartham käritavantaḥ.' Durga while commenting on the Nirukta IX, 23. rightly observes 'yava dayam sakṛnmutram karoti tato laghu sukham bhavisyati iti'. 'sa hi gominam ajisṛtam svabhavaḥ.' This is animal behaviour when it is in a mood to undertake some vigorous activity. If this activity were an obstruction contemplated, then 'tena' at the beginuing of the next line would be irrel evant and would perhaps carry an unwarraned sense of 'in spite of' and not the one of 'through that bull so treated'. Velankar is naturally requir ed to add 'yet' in his rendering though there is nothing in the text to support its addition. 'subharvam' is well-fed and goes with the cattle won. 'tena', 'through this vṛşabha' Mudgala won a thousand and hundred well-fed cattle in the battle, pradhane jigaya'. Dange thinks of 'consacrated water' in 'udno hrdam apibat' while in 'amehayan" seeks a reference to 'a ritual
| SR No. | 520754 |
| Book Title | Sambodhi 1975 Vol 04 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 1975 |
| Total Pages | 427 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India |
| File Size | 30 MB |