Añjanavasabha
PersonDer Staatselefant König Dhanañjayas der Kurus, dem man die Fähigkeit zuschrieb, Regen zu bringen, der aber die Dürre nicht beenden konnte, als ihn die Brahmanen von Dantapura auslieh.
The state elephant of Dhanañjaya, king of the Kurus.
It was credited with the power of bringing rain; the brahmins of Dantapura in Kaliṅga, therefore, begged for it during a severe drought.
However, the elephant was of no avail, the rain did not come, and so it was returned to Dhanañjaya. J.ii.368 f; DhA.iv.88 f.
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