Dear James et al., Please also see the fourth chapter of my book Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674726758). Sincerely, Shubha ––– Shubha Pathak, PhD, PhD Associate Professor Department of Philosophy and Religion American University Battelle-Tompkins 113 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016-8056 Phone: 202-885-2957<tel:202-885-2957> Fax: 202-885-1094<tel:202-885-1094> E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Web pages: http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/pathak.cfm https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4087-0601 ________________________________ From: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of Nagaraj Paturi via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2023 3:37 AM To: Asko Parpola <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] The role of the sūta External Email: Use caution with links and attachments. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24663308<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jstor.org/stable/24663308__;!!IaT_gp1N!yao_DkEsSZmMb1zf14sEmwtB4oQcL5cE7vn5bksxr5OM6kpKf2as-LUKsAyscaOeiktOwLJu094GKIp0xPu62o-4ZB4R$> OF ŚŪDRAS, SŪTAS, AND ŚLOKAS: WHY IS THE "MAHĀBHĀRATA" PREEMINENTLY IN THE "ANUṢṬUBH" METRE? On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 11:54 AM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear James, for some references and suggestions concerning the sūta see my book “The Roots of Hinduism” (OUP 2015), pp. 109-115, 254. With best wishes, Asko On 30. Aug 2023, at 23.01, Reich, James David <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear colleagues, I'm wondering if anyone has any good recommendations for secondary sources on the nature and role of the figure of the sūta. Van Buitenen, in his introduction to the Bhagavadgītā, writes (1981, p. 5): "Traditionally the sūta, on the chariot of the warrior, is witness to the warrior's triumphs and occasional lapses; in danger he protects him. The triumphs of the warrior he celebrates in song, hence sūta also means 'bard.'" I'd like to read more about the details of this. Is there any good scholarship on it? Gratefully, James Reich _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology__;!!IaT_gp1N!yao_DkEsSZmMb1zf14sEmwtB4oQcL5cE7vn5bksxr5OM6kpKf2as-LUKsAyscaOeiktOwLJu094GKIp0xPu62nMzROfm$> _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology__;!!IaT_gp1N!yao_DkEsSZmMb1zf14sEmwtB4oQcL5cE7vn5bksxr5OM6kpKf2as-LUKsAyscaOeiktOwLJu094GKIp0xPu62nMzROfm$> -- 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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