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OF ŚŪDRAS, SŪTAS, AND ŚLOKAS: WHY IS THE "MAHĀBHĀRATA" PREEMINENTLY IN THE "ANUṢṬUBH" METRE? On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear James, for some references and suggestions concerning the sūta see my > book “The Roots of Hinduism” (OUP 2015), pp. 109-115, 254. > With best wishes, Asko > > On 30. Aug 2023, at 23.01, Reich, James David <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > I'm wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for secondary sources > on the nature and role of the figure of the *sūta*. Van Buitenen, in his > introduction to the *Bhagavadgītā*, writes (1981, p. 5): "Traditionally > the *sūta*, on the chariot of the warrior, is witness to the warrior's > triumphs and occasional lapses; in danger he protects him. The triumphs of > the warrior he celebrates in song, hence *sūta* also means 'bard.'" I'd > like to read more about the details of this. Is there any good scholarship > on it? > > Gratefully, > James Reich > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > -- Nagaraj Paturi Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA. Senior Director, IndicA BoS, MIT School of Vedic Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra BoS Kavikulaguru Kalidasa Sanskrit University, Ramtek, Maharashtra BoS Veda Vijnana Gurukula, Bengaluru. Member, Advisory Council, Veda Vijnana Shodha Samsthanam, Bengaluru BoS Rashtram School of Public Leadership Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Studies in Public Leadership Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies, FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of Liberal Education, Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
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