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Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c14.s7.7

Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c14.s7.7

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c14.s7.7

³ This title was afterwards misunderstood as Caidya Uparicara, and uparicara was taken to mean ‘moving on high’, and so fable said he could soar through the air. So upari-cara, MBh i, 63, 2367 : Viṣ iv, 19, 19 : Gar i, 140, 26 : &c. Urdhva-cārin, Vā 57, 110 : Mat 143, 25–6 : Bḍ ii, 30, 31 : &c. Antarikṣa-ga, Vā 99, 220 : Mat 50, 26 : Hv 32, 1804 : cf. MBh xii, 339, 12834. He was also called rājoparicara, MBh xii, 338, 12754 : 339, 12838.

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