Studies about the Kath Sarits Gara (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... chapter ii. List Of Passages, The Text Of Which Has Been Improved In D. After expounding in the preceding chapter the progress obtained for the understanding of our text by the edition of D, we will now proceed to make up a list of the more important cases of improved readings, not yet mentioned in the foregoing. Sometimes the meaning of the text is greatly modified by them, sometimes the bearing of the change is less, but I have avoided from noticing such corrections--and they, too, are numerous--as are of no consequence for the understanding. 1, 42 D tacca tatsamcayayaiva with a meaning more appropriate than that of the text of Br.; also the metre is improved. Cp. T I, 3 n. 61 D moksyate, the 3'1 person is indispensable, as Carvanl does not address Malvavant; Br. moksyase will not do here. 5, ii D pancabhir militaih kim yaj jagatlha na sadhyate, doubtless right, kim na being, as usual, = sarvam api; Br. kiyat. 133 D rakm;inam 'cater of vegetables', instead of Br. pdkasanam, unmeaning. T already detected the fault, cp. his translation I, 31, n. 2. 6, 20 D gandvataro jrdo 'yam Gunddhyah, where Br. guna vataro etc.; hence T translates this child is an incarnation of virtue," what ought to be an incarnation of one of his Ganas." Another instance of confounding guna and gana is at 45, 368. In D the similar mistake has been made 114, 70; Br. has here the right reading. 32 In the pleasant story of the merchant Musaka it is related that he was born after his father's death and that this mother, having lost her property by the wickedness of his relations, educated him in poverty. From lack of money to pay a teacher, she persuades some teacher to give him some instruction by way of charity. Here B.'s reading (which has also passed into Lanman's Reader p. 4...