[INDOLOGY] hyenas

[Martin Straube]

Dear Péter,

both words seem to be attested by Indian lexicographers only. As to  
depictions: Alexandra van der Geer, "Animals in Stone. Indian Mammals  
Sculptured Through Time", Leiden 2008, p. 427, mentions that the  
stripped hyena is totally absent from stone sculpture. So, I would be  
very interested too in any descriptions or depictions of this  
conspicuous scavenger.

With best wishes
Martin

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Martin Straube
Research Fellow in Pali Lexicography
The Pali Text Society
www.palitext.com

Zitat von Péter Száler via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>:

> Dear List members,
>
> Can anyone point me to sources that describe hyenas (tarakṣu) in detail or
> contain the word yuyukkhura/kṣudravyāghra? Are there any studies about the
> depictions of striped hyenas?
>
> Kind regards,
> Péter Száler



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Research Fellow in Pali Lexicography
The Pali Text Society
www.palitext.com