tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post8385377975620270497..comments2024-02-06T22:19:13.028-08:00Comments on Mining Aśvaghoṣa's Gold: SAUNDARANANDA 18.49: Nothing Superfluous in NandaMike Crosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7296606518210633585.post-81840792605550321102011-12-13T12:50:41.070-08:002011-12-13T12:50:41.070-08:00Literally ā-srava seems to mean not outflow but in...Literally ā-srava seems to mean not outflow but inflow, or influence (from the prefix ā, near, towards, and the root √ śru, to flow or leak).<br /><br />Reviewing Canto 16 in this light, as well as thinking about the meaning of the title of Canto 18 (Affirmation of Full Autonomy), translating ā-srava as "influence" suddenly starts to make a lot of sense.Mike Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712396374023835678noreply@blogger.com