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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SOMESVARA BHATIA AND HEMACANDRACARYA 235 आयुर्घतं यशस्त्यागो भयं चौरः सुखं प्रिया / वैरं द्यूतं गुरुर्ज्ञानं श्रेयः सत्तीर्थसेवनम् // Hemacandra's change of reading in the fourth quarter might be deliberate but it is possible to explain that he introduced this change in the text provided by Namisadhu and not necessarily by, Somesvara. It is possible to take Somesvara's remark 'Tafa Uthaorgiafo gatal juara 741114 Ya Ta Hifacy allora, 38 TO START GGETUI GULI (p. 307) as pointing to Hemacandra's text vifaa ..3779Ch Taala | yuq ografa para elfu 7 1967 (pp. 402-403). The use of the dignified expression 'qui ' (p. 144) by Somesvara is, indeed very unusual. In Hemacandra's Kavyanusasana we come across this expression over a number of times. Everytime the expression is used we need not believe that the remark that follows is Hemacandra's own view.? At times we find that Hemacandra prefixes a remark borrowed from his predecessor with this or similar expression. This expression eminently suits the style of Hemacandra. Somesvara's use of the expression 'asi I 14:' once only, and that too, in the corresponding context found in Hemacandra who uses it in several other contexts also possibly points to Somesvara's borrowing from Hemacandra. Now, let us consider Hemacandra's relation to Ruchaka or Ruyyaka which would help us in deciding the interrelation between him and Somesvara. I have shown in a separate paper the indebtedness of Somesvara to Ruyyaka's Alarkarasarvasva by listing the parallel passages. Prof. R.C. Parikh has demonstrated Somesvara's indebtedness to Ruyyaka's Samketa in his learned introduction to the edition of Kavyaprakasa. It is thus firmly established that Somesvara is later than Ruyyaka whose Samketa and Alaskarasarvava he has used freely. On a comparison between Hemachandra's Kavyanusasana and Ruyyaka's Samketa we find that Hemachandra has used not only Kavyaprakasa but also Ruyyaka's Samketa on it. The parallelisms noted below are enough to prove that Hemacandra has used Ruyyaka's Samketa. 8 Hemacandra Rucaka 1. p. 77 (11 11-13, 1 22) p. 31 2. p. 154 (11 19-23) P. 40 3. p. 225 (11 23-26) p. 74 p. 376 (11 9-11) p. 70 5. p. 388 (1 23) 6. p. 389 (11 2-6) p. 63 ni w two P. 69