[INDOLOGY] vulture simile

[Fabrizio Ferrari]

Dear colleagues,

while reading the *Śrīkr̥ṣṇakīrtana*, a pre-Caitanya text attributed to
Baṛu Caṇḍīdāsa, I found a passage in which Kānāi/Kr̥ṣṇa compliments Rādhā
by comparing her ears to those of a (female) vulture: *gidhinīsadr̥śa tora
dekhõ dui kāna* (ŚKK, *Dānakhaṇḍa*, 16.1d). While I believe *gidhinī*
(Sanskrit.
gr̥dhrī) is probably the *gyps bengalensis*, I am not familiar with this
kind of simile. Are you aware of this or similar expressions in either
Sanskrit or vernacular literature?
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
With kind regards,
Fabrizio



Fabrizio Ferrari

Professore ordinario di Storia delle Religioni

Presidente del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze delle Religioni
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