Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.354

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Attana A wrestle of Ujjeni Sihag r (2) the ki g of Soparaga used to a ange a wr stl ng compet t on e ery year The w nner rece ved a huge an ount of mo ey along with a t imphal flag Attana d t part c pate the co test a d wn th p ze ve y y a Sihagı took t t be an nsult He dıd not lıke to see the pr ze goıng to an outs der every year He p epared hıs own wrestler as a ı al of Attana Next year when the compet tıon took place Attana was defeated As a counter measure Attana planned t prepare another wrestler to gıve defeat to the wrestler of kıng Sıhag rı Whıle goıng from Soparaga to Surattha he saw a farmer Phalıha malla near Bharuyaccha ploughıng wıth one hand and pluckıng cotton wıth the other He w s much ımpressed by h m He took h m to Ujjeni There he traıned hım ın the art of w estl ng Next year the wrestler of kıng Sıhagırı was defeated by thıs new wrestler the pup 1 of Attana ¹