Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s19.t2.3
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s19.t2.3
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c20.s19.t2.3
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