[INDOLOGY] query on Roşu and garuḍa-khamba

[patrick mccartney]

Dear Friends,

I seek help in tracking down more information.

Roşu (1981, p. 442) explains that an alternative name for mallkhamb is
*garuḍa-khamba*, and that the movement of the exercises reproduce a
mythical story which represents the winding up of the snake on the pole:
“Au Karnāṭaka, le mât du jeu moderne, originaire du Mahārāṣṭra, est appelé
*mallakhamba* (<*mallastambha*) ou *garuḍa-khamba*, parce que les exercises
sont censés reproduire la lutte de Garuḍa et du serpent. En effet,
l'athlète s'accroche au *stambha* autour duquel il s'enroule à l'instar
d'un reptile. Les acrobates Dombar, d'origine nomade, s'en servent eux
aussi pour leurs démonstrations publiques.”

I cannot find any other mention of garuḍa-khamba being synonymous with
mallakhamba. Might someone be able to help? I would really appreciate it.

Thank you.

All the best,

パトリック マッカートニー
Patrick McCartney, PhD
JSPS Fellow - Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto
University, Japan
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Japan
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