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@list.indology.info> wrote:
Dear List, 

What is the etymology of Gommata (गोम्मट, ಗೊಮ್ಮಟ), as in Gommatagiri? And - why the statue of Bahubali at Gommatagiri is called Gomateshwara?

Thanks in advance, 

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

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