Ancient Indian Historical Tradition c16.18

c16.18

Among easy misreadings of other letters, the following may be cited. By reading *tr* as *v* Trasadasyu of Ayodhyā (shortened probably to Trasada) was altered to Vasuda in the Matsya. By confusing *ṛ*, *kṛ*, *kra* and *ku* in later mediaeval script, Ṛta of Videha in the Vāyu and Viṣṇu is Kṛta in some copies of the Vāyu and Kratu in the Brahmāṇḍa; Kṛteyu of the Pauravas in the Vāyu is Ṛteyu in the Viṣṇu and Garuḍa; and Ṛtujit of Videha in the Viṣṇu became, by a further easy mistake between *tu* and *la* in later script, Kulajit in the Garuḍa. By confusion between *dh* and *gh* in the later script, we find in the Druhyu line Dharma is Gharma in the Agni and Garuḍa; and Dhṛta is Ghṛta in the Matsya, Harivaṃśa and Agni, while Ghṛta by a further easy misreading is Dyūta in the Brahma. Again *t* and *j* are sometimes easily mistaken in the later script, so in the Videha line Devarāta and Kīrtirāta are Devarāja and Kīrtirāja in some copies of the Vāyu. *P* and *y* were easily confused, so in the Paurava line Sampāti = Samyāti of the Mahābhārata and Agni; and Ahampāti of the Viṣṇu and Bhāgavata = Ahaṃyāti of the Mahābhārata (i, 95, 3766-8). So also *th* and *py*, and thus in the Turvasu line Sarūtha of the Vāyu = Sarūpya of the Brahmāṇḍa. Again *s* and *bh* were sometimes rather alike, so in the Ayodhyā line Sindhudvīpa = Bhindhudvīpa of the Viṣṇu, and Prasuśruta = Prabhusuta of the Brahmāṇḍa. In the mediaeval script *gu* and *śva* might be mistaken, and so Ahīnagu of Ayodhyā becomes Ahīnāśva in the Agni. Similarly Śaṅkhaṇa of Ayodhyā (probably by metathesis, Khaśana) appears as Khagaṇa in the Bhāgavata and Gaṇa in the Garuḍa.