Dr Gansten. As far as I am aware of the etymology of the word "Tantra" , it implies a set of guidelines/rules. If this connotation of "Tantra" is prefixed before "Pala" in TantraPala , it means the Chief Authority administering a set of rules/ guidelines,. similar to "NagarPala", which is equivalent to City Governor.Regards. Alakendu Das. Sent from RediffmailNG on Android
From: Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:10:30 GMT+0530 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: [INDOLOGY] Tantrapāla I wonder if anyone knowledgeable about (north)western India around the 13th century might have an idea about how the epithet tantrapāla should be understood in that context? I am looking at these two verses from an astrological text: kasya samīpe candro ravimuthaśilage nṛpatipārśve | śaninā ca muthaśile ’smin nīcānām ijyamuthaśile ca satām || śukreṇa ca yuvatīnāṃ jñena vyavahāripaṇḍitānāṃ ca | bhaumena <ca> śatrūṇāṃ krūreśānāṃ ca tantrapālānām || 'In whose company is the moon? If it forms a muthaśila [Ar. muttaṣil, applying aspect] with the sun, [the querent travels] at the side of the king; if it has a muthaśila with Saturn, [at the side] of low people, and if a muthaśila with Jupiter, of good people; with Venus, of women; with Mercury, with merchants and scholars; with Mars, of his enemies, cruel lords and tantrapālas.' The standard dictionaries failling me, I did a simple web search, which turned up some suggestions; but the present context seems to call for something more warlike, violent and/or sinister than just 'high official' or 'secretary of council'. Thanks in advance for any thoughts, Martin Gansten _______________________________________________ INDOLOGY mailing list [email protected] https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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