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INTRODUCTION
- (1) Even if we do not take into consideration some peculiar words often occuring in the works of these two authors, words such as Acyuta, Aksara, Samanta, Viśvacakașu, etc. from the point of view of comparative study we have to take note of some peculiar words and phrases in those two Stuti works such as:
Swayambhūstora स्वयम्भुवा १ समालीढपदम् ४१ जितक्षुल्लकवादिशासनः ५ सहस्राक्ष: ८६ स्वपरावभासकम्-६३
Dwātrimśika स्वयम्भुवम् १.१. अनालीढपथः १. १३ पपञ्चितक्षुल्लक तर्क शासनैः १. ८ भूतसहस्रनेत्रम् १.१ स्वपराभासि- Nya. 1)
The most important among all these words is Swayambhū. It is with this word that both these authors begin their Stuti.
(2) Along with this similarity of words, identity of style can also be noted ; for instance, in the 4th verse of the 1st Dwătrim sika, Siddhasena has described certain characteristics of Mahāvīra which occur in verse 57 of Swayambhu Stotra:
"न काव्यशक्तन परस्परेर्ण्यया न वीरकीर्ति प्रतिबोधनेच्छया । न केवल श्राद्धतयैव नूयसे गुणश! पूज्योऽसि यतोऽयमादरः ॥"-Dws. "न पूजया स्त्वयि वीतरागे न निन्दया नाथ ! विवान्तवैरे । तथापि ते पुण्पगुणस्मृतिन: पुनातु चित्त दुरिताब्जनेभ्यः ॥"--Swav.
(3) Placing Swayambhu Stotra and Apta Mīmāṁsa on one hand and Dwatrimsikas, Nyayavatara, and Sanmati
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