Studies in Jain Literature

SR No.: 001868
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 114
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Literature, & Story
File Size: 14 MB

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234 STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE Hemacandra : एवं च(१) हिरण्मयी साललतेव जङ्गमा च्युता दिवः स्थास्नुरिवाचिरप्रभा / शशाङ्ककान्तेरधिदेवताकृतिः सुता ददे तस्य सुताय मैथिली // -~-Bhatti. II. 47 (2) तथा-अकालसन्ध्यामिव धातुमत्ताम् / --Kumara. I. 4 (3) आवर्जिता किञ्चिदिव स्तनाभ्यां वासो वसाना तरुणार्करागम् / सुजातपुष्पस्तबकावनम्रा संचारिणी पल्लविनी लतेव // --Kumara. III. 54 (4) तथा-अचिराभामिव विघनां ज्योत्स्नामिव कुमुदबन्धुना विकलाम् / रतिमिव मन्मथरहितां श्रियमिव हरिवक्षसः पतिताम् // -Kuttanimata 258 (5) तथा-'स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः' / -Kumara. I. 1 इत्यादावुत्प्रेक्षाबुद्धिर्न विधेया / यद्यप्येषु स्वरूपतो विशेषणतश्चोपमानं कल्पितं तथाप्युपमैव / उपमानोपमेययोः साधर्म्यस्य तद्वाचकानां च प्रतीयमानत्वात् / -Kavyanusasana, p. 349 It is found on comparison that Namisadhu discusses three stanzas from the point of view of 'alamkara' present in them and concludes that they contain Upamabhasa or Utpreksabhasa. Hemacandra has quoted the three verses cited by Namisadhu and added two more verses and remarks that they should not be taken to contain Utpreksa but Upama and Upama alone. Somesvara cites all the five verses found in Hemacandra and adds the sixth one and emphatically asserts that they all contain Utpreksa and Utpreksa alone and not Upama. This comparative study of the three passages suggests that Somesvara is probably later than Hemacandra. The two passages, which are numbered 53, are of special interest. A comparison of the two passages clearly shows that Somesvara includes in his gloss the passage found in Hemacandra and another found in Ruyyaka's Alamkarasarvasvas. It appears likely that Somesvara may have combined the two passages from the two authors. If Hemacandra had before him Somesvara he would not have probably left out the beautiful passage from Alarkarasarvasva. The verse found in these passages numbered 55 is read differently by different writers : आयुघृतं नदी पुण्यं भयं चौरः सुखं प्रिया / वैरं द्यूतं गुरुर्ज्ञानं श्रेयो ब्राह्मणपूजनम् / / Namisadhu on Rudrata VII-83; Somesvara. Hemacandra reads the fourth quarter as श्रेयो ब्राह्मणभोजनम् / Manikyacandra reads it as follows :