tracing a quotation!
James L. Fitzgerald
jfitzge1 at UTK.EDU
Mon Jan 22 10:46:55 UTC 2001
Madhav,
Is the compound agnirivaraajah definitely a literal quotation? I ask
because it could be seen as paraphrasing or otherwise referring to MBh
12.68.41ff., which reads, in part [regarding the king]:
kurute paNca rUpANi kAlayuktAni yaH sadA /
bhavaty agnis tathAdityo mRtyur vaiZravaNo yamaH // 41//
yadA hy AsId ataH pApAn dahaty ugreNa tejasA /
mithyopacarito rAjA tadA bhavati pAvakaH //42//
yadA paZyati cAreNa sarvabhUtAni bhUmipaH /
kSemaM ca kRtvA vrajati tadA bhavati bhAskaraH //43// etc
Jim Fitzgerald
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