[INDOLOGY] Two terms

[Madhav Deshpande]

The word vāḷa in vāḷa-saṃghāṭa-yanta is most likely Skt. Vyāla referring to
a tiger or lion.  See if that makes sense in this context.

Madhav Deshpande

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 3:21 AM, Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl> wrote:

> Dear Michael,
>
>
> DCS - Digital Corpus of Sanskrit notes two separate verses:
>
> GarPur, 1, 2, 59.2
> <http://kjc-sv013.kjc.uni-heidelberg.de/dcs/index.php?contents=texte&PhraseID=431156>
>  *yakṣi *oṃuṃsvāhājāpī vidyayaṃ gāruḍī parā /
>
> and
>
> GarPur, 1, 19, 20.2
> <http://kjc-sv013.kjc.uni-heidelberg.de/dcs/index.php?contents=texte&PhraseID=432877>
>  oṃ *pakṣi* svāhā //
>
> Sanskrit text (published by Chowkhamba Vidyabhavan, ed. by Shri Ramtej
> Pandey) retains both, *yakṣi *and *pakṣi*.
>
> Different contexts, though. *yakṣi mantra *seems to be related to
> reviving burnt beings, *pakṣi mantra - *to curing from poisoning
> (relationship between Garuda and serpents is obvious in this case).
>
> Is the text really corrupt? I have my doubts.
>
> Artur
>
> 2016-09-12 8:01 GMT+02:00 Michael Slouber <Michael.Slouber at wwu.edu>:
>
>> The Garuḍa Purāṇa is corrupt here.  The verse should start “pakṣi oṃ
>> svāhā" which is the famous five-syllable mantra of Garuḍa.
>>
>> ––
>> Michael Slouber
>> Assistant Professor of South Asia
>> Department of Liberal Studies
>> Western Washington University
>>
>>
>> On २०१६ सेप्टेम्बर १२, at १२:११ पूर्वाह्न, Artur Karp <karp at uw.edu.pl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Dear List,
>>
>> Two unclear terms: am not sure of their meaning
>>
>> 1st, sanskrit: *yakṣi *
>>
>> (*yakṣi* oṃuṃsvāhājāpī vidyayaṃ gāruḍī parā /
>> garuḍoktaṃ gāruḍaṃ hi śṛṇu rudra ! madātmakam // GarP_1,2.59 //
>>
>>
>> 2nd, pali: *vāḷasaṅghāṭayanta*
>>
>> appearing in *Sumangalavilasini,* Buddhaghosa's commentary to
>> *Mahaparinibbanasutta*:
>>
>> Sakko deva-rājā Vissakammaṁ āmantetvā: ‘Tāta Ajātasattunā
>> dhātu-nidhānikaṁ kataṁ, ettha ārakkhaṁ ṭhapehī ’ti pahiṇi. So āgantvā
>> *vāḷa–saṅghāṭa–yantaṁ* yojesi. Kaṭṭha–rūpakāni tasmiṁ dhātu–gabbhe
>> phaḷika–vaṇṇa–khagge gahetvā, vata–sadisena Vegeta anupariyantaṁ yantaṁ
>> yojetvā […]
>>
>>
>> Your help would be greatly appreciated,
>>
>>
>> Z góry dziękuję,
>>
>>
>> Artur Karp (ret.)
>>
>> Chair of South Asian Studies
>>
>> University of Warsaw
>>
>> Poland
>>
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