Gaja Sastra

[Mahendra Kumar Mishra]

Gajasashtra  and Aswa( horser )   sastra are two important palmleaf
manuscripts  in Indian which   is ingored  by  the  forest  and Environment
department . whata fun.  if  some westernscholar  will  recognise  and
recommend    Indian   academics  and administration , then  they will
certainly work on it.
 It is nice  that Indology   is  discussed  by some scholars of  India  and
abroad.
I have collected a hatidhara geet ( howto capture the elephant )  froma folk
singer  whichis inOriya language.
Itis all about the capturingof elehant .
  regards,
Mahendra Mishra



On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 7:30 AM, Patrick Olivelle <jpo at uts.cc.utexas.edu>wrote:

> A colleague in Anthropology asked me about new studies or translations of
> Gaja Sastras -- on elephants in Sanskrit. I wonder whether any of you, more
> up to date on elephants than I am, can provide some guidance. Thanks.
>
> Patrick Olivelle
>



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