Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t7.4
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s10.t7.4
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c12.s10.t7.4
There were also many instances of elopement and abduction. The story of the elopement of Vāsavadattā with Udayana is well-known; then Suvarṇāṅulikā, a maid servant of Udayana was abducted by king Pajjoya, Ruppiṇī by Kaṇha, Kamalāmelā by Sāgaracaṇḍa,⁴² and Cellaṇā was abducted by king Seṇiya. Regarding abduction, besides the well-known case of Sītā, the Jain texts refer to the abduction of Dovaī by king Paumaṇāha of Amārakankā⁴³