Talk:Brihannala

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"she (he)" vs. "ze"
Should the use of "she (he)" in the article be changed to "ze"? The English gender-neutral pronoun "ze" would reflect hir third-gender status more accurately. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ze#Pronoun Nicoleta (talk)

Brihannala vs. Brihannada
The English translation of the Mahābhārata by Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan (1965) gives Arjuna's name in disguise as "Bṛhannaḍā." The retelling of the Mahābhārata by William Buck (1973) gives the name as "Vrihannala." The book Arjuna in the Mahabharata: Where Krishna Is, There Is Victory by Ruth Cecily Katz (1989) also gives Arjuna's name in disguise as "Bṛhannaḍā"/"Brhannada," though mentions authors Otto Böhtlingk & Rudolph Roth in Sanskrit-Wörterbuch use 3 forms: "Brhannada," "Brhannata," & "Brhannala." Overall though, it seems Brihannada is more commonly used than Brihannala; should the article name be changed? Nicoleta (talk)

alternative spellings
I added the alternative spellings for the mean time. How do I add citations for where the spellings came from (as listed above)? Nicoleta (talk)

a bit preachy...
"This kindness and respect offered by Maharaja Virata to Arjuna in his transgender form of Brihannala is exemplary and should be followed by all government officials and leaders of society."

while I most certainly agree with this sentiment and it was pleasent to see it here - does this really belong in an encyclopaedia entry? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.64.188.122 (talk) 00:21, 10 December 2006 (UTC).