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[Bharat Gupt]

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> John Smith wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan wrote:
> >
> > > I would appreciate if the list members could provide contextual information
> > > on the earliest occurrence of the Sanskrit word "mugdha/A" with the meaning
> > > "charming". Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Negative evidence to start off your investigation: the word does not occur
> > at all in the Mahabharata or the Ramayana.
> >
> > John Smith
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Bharat Gupt wrote:
> It is found neither as a categoy of nayika in the Natyasastra of Bharata Muni.
> Shardatanaya and Kumbha are, as far as I know (I may be wrong), the first one to make
> such a category
> Monier Williams, howerver, has indicated its usage in RV and the Brahmanas.
>
> Bharat Gupt
> Associate Professor, Delhi Univ.
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