Kadambari Studies (on the basis of Bhanuchandra)
by Jayanti Tripathy | 1992 | 46,487 words
This essay studies in English the Kadambari of Bana (Banabhatta) on the basis of Bhanuchandra鈥檚 commentary. Kadambari is accepted as a model of an ideal example of Katha鈥攁 variety of Gadya literature. The central plot revolves around a a romantic attachment and union between the hero Chandrapida and the heroine Kadambari....
Acknowledgements
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is with great pleasure and sense of gratitude that I record my obligations to various scholars from whom I have derived invaluable help in the preparation of the thesis. and At the outset I express my deepest feeling of respect gratitude to my guide dr. C. Panduranga Bhatta, Reader, Deptt. of Sanskrit, Pondicherry University. He was very kind to help me in every aspect from explaining the text to providing all valuable materials related to my research, apart from his valuable suggestions and guidance. I must mention that he allowed me to use his rich personal collections on Kadambari without which it would not have been possible for me to complete the work. I record my obligations to Dr. S.P. Narang, the former Prof. Pondicherry University and and Head, Department of Sanskrit, Prof. V. Kutumbashastri, the present Prof. and Head of the Pondicherry University for their valuable advises. Prof. P. Filliozat, France, was very kind to discuss some of the important points of the text during his stay in India to whom I express my indebtedness. I express my gratefulness to all my former Teachers and well wishers, particularly to Prof. V.N. Jha, the present Director of C.A.S.S. University of Poona and Prof. S.M. Shah, for their blessings. I am extremely indebted to Dr. B.K. Dalai, Reader, C.A.S.S. University of Poona, for his kind help and constant inspiration extended to me all the time.
I express my thankfulness to the UGC and the authorities of Pondicherry University for awarding me a fellowship to carry out my research. I am extremely grateful to my in-laws for their moral support and blessing. I am obliged to the staff members of the following Libraries for allowing me to make use their valuable collections: B.O.R.I. Poona, C.A.S.S. University of Poona, D.C.P.R.I. Poona, Adyar Library, Madras, Pondicherry University Library. Pondicherry, French Institute Library, Pondicherry. time. Lastly I thank Mr. S. Prabhu for typing the thesis neatly in Place: Pondicherry Date: October, 1992. Jayanti Tripathy Jayanti Tripathy