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City of the Turks: Urban Encounters in Vidyāpati’s Kīrttilatā Christopher Lawrence Diamond A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of: Master of Arts Committee: Heidi Pauwels Michael Shapiro Program Authorized to Offer Degree: Asian Languages and Literature "1 ©Copyright 2015 Christopher Lawrence Diamond "2 University of Washington Abstract City of the Turks: Urban Encounters in Vidyāpati’s Kīrttilatā Christopher Lawrence Diamond Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Heidi Pauwels Department of Asian Languages and Literature This thesis study examines two main issues through a close examination of Vidyāpati Ṭhakura’s 15th century Avahaṭṭha text, the Kīrttilatā. The first issue revolves around the interactions and encounters of Hindus and Muslims (here Turks). In contrast to previous readings of these interactions, I propose that their relationship was neither entirely ecumenical nor entirely conflictive. Instead, I seek to understand the conflict that does exist for its motivations. The Turks of the Kīrttilatā are first and foremost identified for their culture, behavior, and status, not their religion. For the second issue, I seek to highlight the unique perspective of this text to address the first issue. Vidyāpati wrote this text in a regional Apabhraṃśa (Avahaṭṭha) with many foreign loanwords, this text bridges the gap between the classical cosmopolitan and the parochial vernacular. "3 Acknowledgments The author wises to express his sincere appreciation for all of the faculty members at the University of Washington who have seen this project grow, mutate, and come to fruition. He would especially like to thank Professor Heidi Pauwels for her tireless supervision over the past few years. The language and content of this text are grueling at the best of times and Professor Pauwels was always a source of encouragement. Additionally, he would like to thank Professor Michael Shapiro for his mentoring in academic writing. A final thank you to the friends, family, and loved ones who have emotionally supported this long and difficult project. "4 Dedication This thesis is dedicated to my parents Neville and Nanette Diamond. "5 Table of Contents Abbreviations………………………………………………………………………7 I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………11 Historical Context………………………………………………………….17 Vidyāpati……………………………………………………………………18 The Tughlaqs and Kāmeśvara Oinvāra……………………………………..21 The Jaunpur Sultānate under Shams 'ud-din Ibrahim Shāh Shārqi…………22 Tirhut………………………………………………………………………..23 Narrative Summary…………………………………………………………25 Chapter 1: Encounters and Conflict in the Bazaars…………………………….29 Chapter 2: The Mediating Role of Urban Space………………………………..36 Chapter 3: The Sultān: The Righteous Ruler……………………………………47 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………54 II. Structure………………………………………………………………………..57 Manuscripts……………………………………………………………………..58 Editions…………………………………………………………………………59 General Structure of “Avahaṭṭha”………………………………………………62 Nouns……………………………………………………………………….64 Pronominals…………………………………………………………………65 Verbal System……………………………………………………………….67 Text and Translation…………………………………………………………….69 Appendix: Cāndāyana Verses & Translations………………………………………137 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………144 "6 Abbreviations Lexicographical Sources ApHK Kumāra, Nareśa. Apabhraṃśa-Hindī kośa. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld, 1999 CPED Steingass, Francis Joseph, John Richardson, Charles Wilkins, and Francis Johnson. A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary, including the Arabic words and phrases to be met with in Persian literature London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd., 1930. DUCH Platts, John T. A Dictionary of Urdū, Classical Hindī, and English. London: Oxford University Press, 1960. OHED McGregor, R. S. The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. HGAp Tagare, Ganesh Vasudev. Historical Grammar of Apabraṁśa. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass, 1948. HSS Dāsa, Śyāmasundara. Hindī śabdasāgara. Kāśī: Nāgarī Pracāriṇī Sabha, 1965. MW Monier-Williams, Monier, Ernst Leumann, and Carl Cappeller. A Sanskrit- English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1899. "7 Source Abbreviations *These abbreviations of Avahaṭṭha vocabulary citation are taken directly from the Apabhraṃśa- Hindī Kośa, and are only meant to be a helpful source, not a definitive list. Bh Bhavisyattakahā DNM Deśī Nāma Mālā HV Hemacandra’s Apabhraṃśa Vyākaraṇa J Jaṃbūsāmi Cariu Js Jasahara Cariu K Karakaṃḍa Cariu KL Kīrttilatā MP Mahāpurāṇa Ṇ Ṇayakumāra Cariu PC Pauma Cariu PG Prācīna Gurjara Kāvya Saṃgraḥ Pr.Pg. Prākṛta Paiṃgalam PSC Paumasiri Cariu (Dhahila) R Rāulavela SC Sukumāla Cariu Grammar Notations 1 first person 2 second person 3 third person Abl ablative Abs absolutive Acc accusative Adj adjective Adv adverb Ap Apabhraṃśa Avh Avahaṭṭha B Bengali D “Deśi śabda” (word of indigenous origin) "8 Dat dative EIA Eastern Indo-Aryan Fem feminine Gen genitive Imp imperative Inf infinitive Ind indeclinable Inst instrumental Int interrogative Loc locative Masc masculine MB Middle Bengali MIA Middle Indo-Aryan MSH Modern Standard Hindi NIA New Indo-Aryan Nom nominative Neut neuter OIA Old Indo-Aryan Pkt Prākrit Pl plural PP past participle Pr pronoun PresP present participle P participle SG singular Skt Saṃskṛta (Sanskrit) Voc vocative "9 Part I Textual Analysis "10
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