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to that end. At VIIT 49 1 it is said that in poetry the TH composition with its घत्ताs, छड्डणिआs, पद्धडियाs and other choice metres proves of great charm to the people'. But immediately following this is defined a 21 moraic metre called Th which probably suggests that this particular metre found special preference in the Tal compositions. Sc. 51-52 give illustrations of this रासाछंद.6
H. C. Bhayani
NOTES
1. The उपदेशरसायनरास of जिनदत्तसूरि published in the अपभ्रंशकाव्यत्रयी (GOS.
XXXVII) is on the lines of the OWR. THIS. cf. also KP. pp. 34-35. 2. Of course, to some degree we have to make an exception of the Epic,
which the Sc. and the Ch. trat at considerable length, though here also
much is still lest desired. 3. अडिलाहिं दुवहएहि व मत्ता-रड्डुहिं तह अ ढोसिहिं ।
बहुएहिं जो रइज्जइ सो भण्णइ रासओ णाम ।। 4. घत्ता-छडणिआहि पद्धडिआ[हिंस-अण्णरूएहिं ।
रासाबंधो कव्वे जण-मण -अहिरामो(मओ?) होइ ।। 5. एक्कवीस मत्ताणिह णउ उद्दामगिरु । चउदसाइ विस्सामहो भगणविरइ थिरु ॥
रासाबंधु समिद्ध एउ अहिरामअरु । लहुअतिअलअवलाणविरइअमहुरअरु ॥ The text appears corrupt and obscure at several places. In handling numerous metres and types of rhymed prose. Hence possibly the claim that
LC. is रासक-चूडामणि, the crest-jewel of the रासकs. 6. The information given here is reproduced from ‘Apabhraísa Lan
guage and Literature', p. 37-38 and Samdeśarāsaka, Introduction, p. 76-77.
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