A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s13.73
A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s13.73
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Bāṇa is a master in the description of personalities. So the military events of Field-Commander Siṁhanāda (in chapter VI) are described with greater prudence and with much more ornate puns. Splendid is the description of the commanding officers of the elephant-troups, "whereof the bridge of the nose (*nāsāvaṁśa*) is as the family-tree of his own king (*nijanṛpavaṁśa*)".