Sambodhi 1984 Vol 13 and 14

Author(s): Dalsukh Malvania, Ramesh S Betai, Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
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then as baladhikas.46 10+7 KSS.III 5.54-118 Udayana is described as marching against "Brahmadatta" the king of Varanasi4 8 who was his permanent foe (nityam vairu). An obvious conclusion can be derived from this version of Somadeva (Gunadhya) that "Brahmadatta" of Varanasi, ic., the Kasirāja (most probably Sanjaya) was pretty hostile to Udayana preferably due to the reason that he had been put to insult for the sake of Udayana by Mahasena (Pradyota) who first having entertained and honoured Jaivanti the Upadhyaya came as his courier in preference to other couriers of Magadlaraja, Vangaraja or Angaraja, Saurăstraraja and Süraseparaja had married Vāsavadatta to Udayana caught alive through the ruse of Shamtusker by Salamkāyana. After consolidating his position by two marital ties with the Kings of Ujjayini and Magadha it was imperative for him to curb down the pugnacity of Kasiraja' Brahmadatta who could hardly be Aruni'the daruņakarmadakşa of Bhxsa (SVD Vth Act) in so far as he had already been subjugated with the help of Magadha rāja during the course of his marriage with Padmavaty. Dr. Niti Ada väl has miscontrued him as 'Āruņi' the Pañicāla King simply on the basis of the evidence of Vvd. even misconstrucd by her; because "Vatsarajabhayannanu pāñcalo'smānanuvartato"'49 and "Ārunira. śmäkam Katakşusadhyah tasmat svarajya pradanadeva Satkrto bhavisyati" so clearly prove "Pancāla" King and Arunr' as the two distinct personages. Neither of the two could be 'Kaširaja' as the author of Vyd. has named him as "Vişnusena" who was certainly the eldest son of Kaširaja (Avimāraka of Bhasa). Udayana handed over "Videhas' to Gopalaka and "Cedi" to Simha-Varman. Gopalaka was the eldest son of Pradyota Mahassna (PRY II. 13). But Simha-Varman as the brother of Padmavati is not proved by SVD wherein Darsaka the King of Magadha was the real elder brother of Padmavati. Simha-Varman could, however, be a younger brother of Padmavati always conspiring against the suzerainty of his eldest brother Darsaka. He could be subdued by Udayana through a gratification.
Moveover, as evidenced by Avimāraka Kaširaja even after having been deprived of the hand of Vasavadatta went on to live a longer span of life having married Sudarsană and getting two sons Vişnusena and Jayavarma married at a matured age to Kurangi and Sumitrā. He was never crushed by Udayana with the help of Magadharāja as was done Aruni (SVD). Hence the idea of Dr. Adaval construing 'Aruni' Pancala as the 'Kasiraja', Brahmadatta is the dangerous neighbour of Udayana falls through for want of pulpable evidence, Aruņi was certainly Vidudabha