[INDOLOGY] Gommateshwara

[Andrew Ollett]

Artur,

A.N. Upadhye has two articles on the subject in his 'Papers' (Univ. of
Mysore Prasaranga), where he shows that it is a desi Prakrit word (also
used in Kannada and Marathi, where the single-m spelling is found) meaning
'handsome,' and was one of the titles of Camundaraya (hence Gommatesvara,
'Camundaraya's Lord,' and Gommatasara).

Andrew


On Jun 13, 2017 21:10, "Artur Karp via INDOLOGY" <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear List,

What is the etymology of Gommata (गोम्मट, ಗೊಮ್ಮಟ), as in Gommatagiri? And -
why the statue of Bahubali at Go*mm*atagiri is called Go*m*ateshwara?

Thanks in advance,

Artur Karp (ret.)
Chair of South Asian Studies
University of Warsaw
Polska

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