Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s19.t2: Pajjoya and Sayāṇiya
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s19.t2
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Pajjoya and Sayāṇiya
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Pajjoya also waged war against Sayāniya, the father of Udayana of Kosambī. When Pajjoya reached Kosambī, Sayāniya transferred his forces from the south bank of the Jamuna to the north bank, where the enemy could not reach easily. The servants of Sayānīya rode on their horses, and cut the nose and ear of the soldiers of Pajjoya. Thus Pajjoya was defeated and fled away in panic.¹³¹
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¹³¹ Ibid., p 167
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It is mentioned that once a painter, who was turned out of the court of king Sayānīya, reached Ujjeni and presented a painting of queen Mīyāvai to Pajjoya. Pajjoya became enamoured of her beauty and sent a messenger to Sayānīya saying that either he should hand over his queen to him or must be prepared for war. As Sayānīya would not yield, Pajjoya marched against him, and the former died of dysentery (atisāra)¹³²
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¹³² Ā.a Cū p 88 f