[INDOLOGY] The role of the sūta

[Nagaraj Paturi]

https://www.jstor.org/stable/24663308

OF ŚŪDRAS, SŪTAS, AND ŚLOKAS: WHY IS THE "MAHĀBHĀRATA" PREEMINENTLY IN THE
"ANUṢṬUBH" METRE?

On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear James, for some references and suggestions concerning the sūta see my
> book “The Roots of Hinduism” (OUP 2015), pp. 109-115, 254.
> With best wishes, Asko
>
> On 30. Aug 2023, at 23.01, Reich, James David <jreich at pace.edu> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I'm wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for secondary sources
> on the nature and role of the figure of the *sūta*. Van Buitenen, in his
> introduction to the *Bhagavadgītā*, writes (1981, p. 5): "Traditionally
> the *sūta*, on the chariot of the warrior, is witness to the warrior's
> triumphs and occasional lapses; in danger he protects him. The triumphs of
> the warrior he celebrates in song, hence *sūta* also means 'bard.'" I'd
> like to read more about the details of this. Is there any good scholarship
> on it?
>
> Gratefully,
> James Reich
>
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Nagaraj Paturi

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Senior Director, IndicA
BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra
BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra
BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru.
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BoS Rashtram School of Public Leadership
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Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies,
FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,
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