Dear Ole and Rett,
Yesterday I was looking at Bode's History of Pali Literature in Burma and it
was said somewhere in relation to Hamsavati that the king of Hamsavati was
called ``lord of white elephants''. This accords with our colophon.
I had to go on a journey and am now in Colombo and can not give the
reference, but will do so tomorrow when back in Kandy.
I hope that this is of use.
If anyone can scan in the book by Bode in then I could try to get it
republised by the BPS.
Best wishes,
Bh. Nyanatusita
On 12/10/05, Ole Holten Pind <oleholtenpind@...> wrote:
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> I agree. Seta + ibha (= Sanskrit ibha). This is the only possible
> analysis.
> As far as I know it only occurs in the late Saasanava.msa.
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> Best,
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> Ole Pind
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> Emne: [palistudy] setibha = white elephant ?
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> Hi Jim and group,
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> A quick note, just something that caught my eye:
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> > 'setibha' still has me puzzled.
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> Could setibha be 'white elephant'? seta + ibha ?
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> best regards,
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