sarga : s`loka

Kis.kindha kanda

p.

cap.

Ma`el D`uin

41:42b

Gramani {cf. [Lat.] /GRAMeN/ ‘turf’}

120

4

"terraces"

S`uka ‘parrot’

"birds were tame"

42:4b

Marica-s ‘peppers’

121

5

"round pebbles"

:12a

coconuts

123

6

"nut-shells, as large as helmets"

:16b

fish

124

7

"numbers of salmon"

:20a

mt. Pari-yatra ‘around-journey’

rear door (was reached by going around house)

:21a

"fire-glow" Ghora-s

125

"cup of crystal" (viz., glass {cf. "sea of glass mingled with fire" – Apokalupsis of Ioannes 15:2} [archaeologic glass, with colored minerals in cracks])

:25b

trees on mt. Vajra [vajra is usually 5-pronged]

126

8

"apples" {cf. their pentagonal core}

:28a

Haya-griva ‘horse-throat’

9

"horses"

:28b

conch-shell [conch-shell is whorled]

127

10

"whirled the skin"

:30a

mt. Varaha ‘swine’

129

11

"pigs"

:32a

"spacious caves"

130

"deep caves"

:34a

lions & tigres [Paka-s`asana (35.a) {is Paka a cat-god?}]

131

12

"small cat"

:39b

transmute hue

134

13

"changed like the colour"

:42b

mt. Asta-parvata (/asta/ ‘missile, arrow’)

135

14

"point of his lance"

:46a

10-leaved date-tree

"poor young calves" {cf. golden calf worshipped by >ahro^n whilst Mos^eh fetched the 10 Commandments (DBRYM 9:12-21}

43:1b

S`ata-bali ‘100-strong’

136

15

"huge-bodied, strong, burley man. ... numberless crowds of men"

:14b

mt. Kala ‘black’

137

16

"They were all black, both skin and clothes"

:16b

mt. Sudars`ana (the name of a discus [hurled by hand])

"wringing their hands"

:17a

mt. Deva-sakha ‘god-friend’

"second foster brother" [this adopted relationship was considered sanctioned by God (like god-parenthood)]

:20a

"hair-raising"

138

"mourners ... your mantles round your faces"

:21a

"a silver cloud processed with gold"

139

17

"The first was a wall of gold; the second, a wall of silver"

:25a

"highly impassible tunnel"

"cheese" {was this swiss cheese, with tunnels within it?}

:28a

mt. Kala ‘desire’ the "wish-endower"

141

18

"whatever taste each man wished for, that was the taste he found on it."

mt. Manasa the "abode of birds"

143

19

"full of birds, who were all ... speaking with human voices"

:29b

mt. Mainaka (/minaka/ ‘little fish’)

144

20

"a slice of fish"

:31a

"horse-faced females" [cf. Vad.ava, "consisting of flame, but with the head of a horse, ... was received by the ocean. ... sub-marine Fire." (CDHM)]

146

21

"red-hot mass ... causing the whole sea to hiss and boil"

:35c

noiseless

147

22

calm

:37a

mt. S`aila-uda ‘stone-water’

148

24

"the sea rose up ..., steep and high, standing ... like a wall"

:38b

Uttara Kuru {cf. [Lat.] /CURVatura/ ‘arched ceiling’}

150

25

"solid arch of water"

:53b

mt. Soma {Campa & Khmer associations of "Soma, the Naga king’s daughter" and of (Session 1, n. 9) "octagonal small columns" (Kh&Ch)}

26

"immense silver pillar standing in the sea. It had eight sides".

:54a

"indra loka (‘Indra’s world’)" {"the world ... is an image of the mythic Net of Indra" (AI)}

"A silver net hung down from the top ... of the pillar".

p.

cap.

Ma`el D`uin

p.

cap.

sons of Ui` Chorra

160

30

"eat the fruit"

411

1

ate fruit

163

31

"Maildun’s third foster brother ... joined in their pastimes and in their laughter".

412

2

"One of the crew ... joined in their games, and laughed".

164

32

"a small island with ... one large open door in the rampart ... and ... heard ... songs".

3

"island ... up in the air ... propped up by a pillar ... And ... heard ... loud conversation".

165 sq.

33

lone cleric as hermit

413

4

"one lone cleric"

sarga : s`loka

Kis.kindha kanda

p.

cap.

sons of Ui` Chorra

46:7b

placed a boulder in cave’s mouth so as to block exit

413

5

"living people had feet of iron."

:9a

Ruma [cf. Ruma the salt-lake]

"sea, which broke over the island continually"

:10b

yantrita [caught on a yantra ‘machine’]

414

6

"spits thrust through their bodies."

:13b

hoof-print

7

"sandals of findrina (a sort of white metal)"

:13a

mirror

414

silver

:15a

sun-rise

415

8

"bright as the sun ...

:15b

apsaras

the soul of a woman"

:22a

Matanga [balanced himself (OST, p. 442) on his great toe {suggesting pirouetting on toe}; dweller on "steep hill" (H)]

416

9

otters {otters may make whirlpools by pirouetting (NAO); male otters mate with female snow-leopards (Balti – OSL); snow-leopards dwell on steep mountains}

:22b

cursed the head to split {cf. naks.atra Mr.ga-s`iras ‘deer-head’: mousedeer trampled otter’s child (Malay – MD&OCh)}

"black swans" {Hamsa ‘swan’ is ridden by Brahma, whose decapitated head is the weapon Brahma-s`iras}

:23b

mt. R.s.ya-muka

417

sickness

47:12b

scrubby hutches

10

grass

48:12b

Kan.d.u ‘itch’ {"Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., "cow-itch vine," has irritating hairs and dark purple flowers." (T-O)}

"purple-coloured flowers"

50:33a

honeybees

"bees"

:35a

aloe-vera [soothing]; sandalwood

harp [producing soothing music]

51:10b

Maya dug cavity into ground

418

11

"man digging in a field"

54:10b

JAMBaVant

12

"horse ... made of fire flaming red" {cf. red JAMBU fruit (J)}

56:18b

"sharp-billed" king-vulture Sampati

419

13

"jet-black birds with beaks of fire"

58:7a

wings of Sampati were burned

420

14

"on his back he bore an immense faggot of firewood, ... this faggot often blazed up and burned him"

60:14b

Nis`a-kara (‘dream-maker’) performed bath

15

"sea of fire full of men’s heads, all black" {Orpheus, whose decapitated head floated in the sea (GM 28.d), was son of (O; SCh) Oneiros ‘dream’}

Sundara kanda

1:103b

mt. Mainaka was covered with water,

1:104b

containing "great serpents"

in that sea "many great serpents rose up {cf. Lemnian serpent attacking Orpheus’ head (GM 28.g)} ... and came to

1:185b

boat is opposed

attack the curragh"

2:9a-b

date-palms & lemon-trees

421

16

"The trees were laden with fruit"

6:42b

liquor made of honey

"honey ... wine"

17:6b

ogress with hair like a blanket

421, fn. *

"tremendous hairy reptile"