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INTRODUCTION The Manuseript Material and Editing of the Text
The text is based on its only known MS. that is in the MSS. Collection of the Oriental Research Institute, Baroda (No. 4719 ) from which a xerox-copy of the MS. was acquired. The description of the MS. is as follows.
6 leaves (1 - 6 a). 16 lines per folio. 48 to 52 letters per line. Clear, bold hand-writing. Copied by and large carefully.
End : दानोपरि सागरदत्तरसकथा संपूर्णां । शुभं भवतु श्री श्रमणसंघस्य शुभं भूयात् ।। लेखक श्रेयंवत् श्री ।।
For the character of the perserved text, scribal errors and their correction etc. in the edited text see remarks made in the Introduction to LC.
Authorship and Date The सागरदत्त श्रेष्ठि-रासक was written in about 1460 A.C. by शान्तिसूरि, disciple of 31146 arif belonging to Samdera Gaccha. His Guruparamparā is : 791146ffaf () - ufan () - Tiff() fur (8) mutta (?)-4fTER (2)—31796R. His disciple was $uft, the author of fait -Tn. His inscriptions dated V.S. 1503 and 1552 are known. He was living till V.S. 1597. He was also the author of 70 fireature (150 verses).
Sources of information : (1) Begining of the SSR. (2) The information given by L.B. Gandhi (Qunted in no. 3. (3) Jain Görjar Kavio crevised edition) 1, p. 196-197. (4) Gujarāti Sāhityakoś, p. 432.
Form and Structure
Form Santisūri has unusually followed the moded of Apabhramsa Rāsābandha as represented by the Sandeśarāsaka. Besides employing two or three metres modes as principal, he hes ased numerous other metres for variation and in this matter he has depended upon the prend it. the other two features which SSR. shares with SR. are the descrip
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