Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楶olitics and Administration (6): Dangers鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
Politics and Administration (6): Dangers
Dangers affecting a country or a king are classified into three categories鈥�补诲峁涐梗峁璦, 诲峁涐梗峁璦 and ahibhaya.
(a) A诲峁涐梗峁璦 (II. 8. 31; p. 182)鈥�
[Unseen dangers:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions unseen dangers such as from fire, water etc.
The others according to 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 may be such as evil spirits, thunderbolt etc鈥�
膩di艣abd膩t pi艣膩c膩di |
(b) 顿峁涐梗峁璦 (II. 8. 31; p. 182)鈥�
[Known or expected:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions that a king could expect danger from one鈥檚 own country, the enemy country or from the circle of King鈥檚.
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 adding to the same mentions that of the expected fears are fear of robbers or forests鈥�
svar膩峁ａ弓r膩ccaur膩峁璦vik膩dibhayam |
According to 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 the danger from enemy country may be like setting fire or the like鈥�
辫补谤补谤腻峁ａ弓谤腻诲诲腻丑补惫颈濒辞辫腻诲颈产丑补测补峁� ca |
(c) Ahibhaya (II. 8. 31; p. 182)鈥�
[Latent fear:]
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains latent fear as the fear from the prince comparing it to the fear when snake is at home:
svapak峁Ｄ乨r膩japutr膩derageriva g峁沨asthit膩dbhayam |
(d) 莫迟颈 (III. 3. 68; 255-86)鈥�
[Calamity:]
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 mentions six natural and other calamities as mentioned in M.Bh (V. 20) namely鈥�1.Flood, 2. Drought, 3.Locusts, 4. Mice, 5. Parrots, 6. Foreign invasions:
墨迟颈谤 岣峣尘产补 prav膩sayo岣� | 墨峁単atau 岣峣尘产补 耻辫补诲谤补惫补岣� 测补诲腻丑耻岣モ赌斈乼颈惫峁涐梗峁璱谤尘奴峁办腻岣� 艣补濒补产丑腻岣� 艣uk膩岣� | 膩tyasann膩艣ca 谤腻箩腻 峁岣峞t膩 墨taya岣� sm峁泃膩岣� |