Dear Walter,
That sounds eminently plausible; thank you very much. I wasn't aware of
the NWS <https://nws.uzi.uni-halle.de/description?lang=en>, but will
certainly add it to my list of resources. The name is indeed Samarasiṃha
(or sometimes, metri causa, Smarasiṃha).
Best wishes,
Martin
Den 2023-12-30 kl. 09:15, skrev Walter Slaje:
Dear Martin,
have you considered that mahaṃ is used as an abbreviation for
mahaṃtaka and mahattara/mahattama, "an honorific term prefixed to the
name of a respectable man; lit. „a great or elderly man“? Cp. NWS s.v.
maha and mahaṃ for further references.
This would leave us with Samarasiṃha (not the common Amarasiṃha) as a
personal name, a "lion in battle".
Would that be conceivable?
Warm wishes,
Walter
Am Fr., 29. Dez. 2023 um 19:28 Uhr schrieb Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY
<[email protected]>:
In a 13th-century text from the western or northwestern part of
the Indian subcontinent, the following colophons occur after the
first and second part, respectively:
iti śrīprāgvāṭānvayakumārasiṃhātmajasamarasiṃhasamuddhṛta- [...]
iti prāgvāṭānvayakumārasiṃhātmaja_mahaṃ_samarasiṃhena
tājikasiddhāṃtoddhṛte [...]
It is the underlined /mahaṃ/ of the second colophon that
particularly interests me. As it occurs in both the MSS of this
(rare) text available to me, it seems unlikely to be a scribal
error, but I have little idea as to its meaning and wonder whether
it might be a vernacular/regional title, place name, or personal
name, perhaps giving a clue as to the more precise place of
origin. As can be seen, the author identifies as a member of the
Prāgvāṭa or Porwal community. Any suggestions/information would be
most appreciated.
Best wishes,
Martin Gansten
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