Mahapurana of Puspdanta

SR No.: 001536
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratna N Shriyan
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 348
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Literature
File Size: 21 MB

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DEŚYA WORDS FROM THE MAHĀPURĀNA
(v) Edition of NC : Nayakumāracariu is chronologically the second of the available works of the poet, perhaps written in 967 A. D. This work consistas of 9 Sandhis, and deals with the story of Nāgakumāra, illustrating the fruit of observing the Sripañcami. This work was edited and published by Hiralal Jain 1933 in the Devendrakirti Jain series.
The edition of the text of NC. is based upon five Mss. designated by the editor as A, B, C, D ane E fully collated. These Mss. according to the editor fall into two groups, AB and CE, D forming a link between the two.
(vi) Gloss and Variants in NC : The Mss. designated as A, B and D bear glosses (tippaña) on the margin. The glosses are numerous and elucidative in D manuscript. Most of the notes in all the three Mss. are identical. The author of the gloss seems to be Prabbācandra Pandit, who was also the author of MP, gloss. The Tippaņa on NC. was written about 1055 A. D., i.e., less than a century later than the composition of the work itself. But according to Vaidya there are two Prablācandras, one Prabhācandra who wrote a brief commentary on difficult words of MP. and a second Prabhācandra who wrote the Țippaņa called Pañjikā which seems to be more elaborate."
The editor has given the variants at the bottom portion of the printed text.
In the Introduction, the editor deals with the description of the Mss. and their relationship (pp. XIII-XVI); Text-constitution (p. XVII), description of gloss (p. LXIII), A brief account of the poet and his patrons (pp. XVII-XIX and p. XXIII), description of Mānyak heta (p. XX), picture of Palace and Public life, Political Divisions of India as found in NC. (pp. XXVI-XXIX), analysis of the work (p. XXXVII) and Grammar and Metre of the text (pp. XLV-LVII). A Glossary, Index of personal names, Index of Geographical names and short notes are given at the end (pp. 115-208). Head-lines to each kadavaka are given in English. The useful material from the gloss is noted at times in the General glossary and sometimes in the notes.
(vii) Edition of JC.: Jasa haracariu is the last of the available works of the poet composed between 968 and 972 A. D.: It was edited and published by P.L. Vaidya in 1931 in Karanja Jain series. It is a small poem containing four Sandhis dealing with the story of Jasabara, Sk. Yaśodhara.
The edition of JC. is based upon four Mss. designated by the editor as S, T, P and A in full and two more Mss. designated as B and H 1. See NC., Jain, Introduction, pp. XIII-XVI and pp. LXIII-LXIV. 2. See MP. volume III, Vaidya, P. L, Introduction p. XXIV.
3. See MP. Vol. III, Introduction, pp. XVII-XVIII.