From the word, one feels it's a ligature. If the lion was pouncing on the elephant the word would be different. navagunjara comes from mahabharata by sarala. ...
... That's right, Bijoy. I wonder why we have to read too much into images. They could simply be what they are, dva_rapa_la, protectors at the door. One is...
... of > lions pouncing on elephants. The local guides in Orissa have an ... I already mentioned this interpretation in an earlier message with acknowledging...
... elephant" > and that's not the case. ... Dear Dr. Misra, Since you urge me with this kind of lexical arguments, I can anticipate to you the following...
Dr. Misra, I could not locate the word 'Gajasimha' in any Sanskrit Dictionary. The word Gajaraja, of course, indicates 'King of Elephants'. I found no...
Dear Francesco, If Gajasimha is a word, it must have an origin. Since it's not a daily use Oriya word, we have to trace it in Sanskrit. What I suggested was...
This is a strange argument. We use English because it was taught to us. I wish Sanskrit was taught when required. English is a misformed island in the...
If it's a ligature, both these animals would probably have the same repose. I have not studied these. It's possible that they are purely works of art like...
... <frabrig@y...> wrote: of Hindu Iconography ... Not necessary, though I can. I suggest, to start with, the use of bharatiya words and phrases as they are...
<Please read the thread. This monument too has been earlier mentioned by me. I may further add that the Orissan scholars who interpret the lion-on-elephant...
... Good point, Bijoy. What do words like 'orissan', 'hindu-ism', 'buddh-ism', 'jain- ism', 'shakt-is', 'vaishnav-ism','tribal', 'mythology', mean in the ...
Dear Dr Kalyanaraman, I would even say that "desi" words are wrong. A scholar has no language or label. He researches and tries to discover whatever he can....
... The file posted by Mayuresh Kelkar, Proto-Vedic Continuity Theory.doc has a section on Bhartrhari's philosophical system of thought, citing from Anirban...
I did an error myself. In the posting below, he should mean he/she. A scholar is endowed with the basic method of analysis. Scholarly analysis has no label....
... I'm thinking it means basically the same as Sivasakti. As I mentioned earlier, the lion is probably a symbol of Durga and you have shown pictures of lions...
"gajasimha" as a word has to be tracked, like if it comes from Buddhist literature or if the sculpture is driving it. What are the Buddhist folio dates? The...
A hill pulls diverse faiths together By Rohit Ghosh, Bhopal: An ancient tomb, a temple, two mosque-like halls, a Buddhist structure and a few other old...
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... Some other observations: There is a quadraped between Usimu and the god with the bow. A tree or plant extends up on the left peak of Mt. Mashu. A type of...
A few more details from this larger image: The animal under Ea has a "unicorn" type horn as seen in Harappan and "Proto-Elamite" artwork. The bird appears to...
