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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DISCOVERY THROUGH RESTORATION 303 consistent meaning. The point under discussion is : under a particular circumstance chandobhanga (offending against metre) ceases to be a flaw. As the topic falls under prosody, I thought it wise to consult Hemacandra's Chando'nusasana (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay, 1961, edn.). To my delight, I found Hemacandra citing the following two gathas with the introductory remark : पदान्ते वर्तमानौ एकार-ओकारौ प्राकृतभाषायां वा ह्रस्वौ भवतः / यथापच्चूसगयवरूम्मूलिआएँ उड्डीण-ससि-विहंगाए / धवलाईंगलंति निसालयाएँ नक्खत्त-कुसुमाइं // उअ पोम्मरायमरगयसंवलिआ णहयलाओं ओअर (v.1. ओसरइ ) / णहसिरिकंठब्भट्ठ व्व कंठिआ कीररिंछोली || [प्रत्यूषगजवरोन्मूलितायाः उड्डीन-शशी-विहंगायाः / धवलानि गलन्ति निशालतायाः नक्षत्र-कुसुमानि / / पश्य पद्मराग-मरकत-संवलिता नभस्तलादवतरति / नभः श्रीकण्ठभ्रष्टेव कण्ठिका शुकपङ्क्तिः // ] The words, in bold type in the corrupt passage, are common to the two gathas cited above. So from the mixing up of different verses we can easily identify these two gathas that were intended by Ratnesvara as illustrations. The first verse occurs in Lilavai (verse 1091). The second verse occurs in the Gathasaptasati (I. 75). Still, however, the two padas धवलेहि अणंजणसामलेहि from the medley passage remain unaccounted for or untraced. When we turn to Svayambhucchandah, another work on prosody, the whole problem of this jumbled text is solved, Svayambhu cites three verses to illustrate three different rules of Prakrit Prosody : (i) हिआरो बिंदुजुओ पावसाणम्मि लहू / छइल्लाण जहा [हिकारो बिन्दुयुतः पदावसाने लघुः / विदग्धानां यथा -] धवलेहि अणंजणसामलेहि पेरंत-तणुअ-तणुएहि / णिद्वाएत्तिउवेंदो, गअणिद्दएहि अच्छाहि // [धवलाभ्यामनञ्जनश्यामलाभ्यां पर्यन्ततनुकतनुकैः / (निद्रायते उपेन्द्रो गतनिद्राभ्यामक्षिभ्याम् // )]- गाथादिविधि 1-2 (ii) एआरो सुद्धो पावसाणम्मि लहू / वम्मउत्त(? स्स) जहा [एकारः शुद्धः पदावसाने लघुः / वर्मपुत्रस्य यथा -- पच्चूस-गअवर...(as cited above) (iii) ओआरो सुद्धो पआवसाणम्मि लहू अ / पालित्तस्स जहा [ओकार: शुद्धः पदावसाने लघुश्च / पादलिप्तस्य यथा- ] उअ पोम्मराअमरगअ...(as cited above)