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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458. STUDIES IN JAIN LITERATURE In dhavalaim galetti, galetti' is obviously a scribal error, or misreading of galamti on the part of the editor. Dr. Upadhye, the editor of Lilavai, says in a footnote to this gatha : "This gatha is not given by B, but is found only in PJ" (p. 164. fn. 2). In his Notes on this gatha (p. 372) Dr. Upadhye observes : "This is a beautiful gatha describing the morning scene and quite independent by itself". We find that Hemacandra has quoted this to illustrate that 'e' (and 'o') could be short at the end of a pada (Egreat p. la. Bombay 1912) : एदोतौ पदान्ते प्राकृते हुस्वौ वा / पदान्ते वर्तमानावेकोरौकरौ प्राकृत-भाषायां इस्वौ वा भवतः / यथापच्चूसगयवरुम्मूलिआए उड्डीणससिविहंगाए / धवलाई गति निसालयाए नक्खत्तकुसुमाइ // उअ ओ (-पो) मरायमरगयसंवलिआ णहयलाउ ओयरइ / णहसिरिकंठभट्ठ व्व कंठिआ कीररीछोला (= ०ली) // इँ हिं इत्येतयोहस्वत्वं शब्दानुशासने निर्णीतमिति नेहोच्यते / The second quotation 'Ua' etc. comes from the GS (I.75) but the first is not traced there. This gatha, with its second line read somewhat differently, is found included in the Surasumdaricariya III. 245, where it stands thus : पच्चूसगयवरुम्मूलियाए उड्डीणससिविहंगाए / रयणिलयाए गलंति व कुसुमाइ तारयनिहेण // " Now a close look at the second gatha reveals that it contains the two words "nahayalau oyarai" which correspond to "nahaalao osarai" of the medley text of Ratnesvara's commentary on SK. Still the two padas "dhavalehim ananjana" from Ratnesvara's text remain untraced. But the whole riddle of this medley passage is solved when we turn to Svayambucchandah. Its gathadividhi reads : हिआरो बिंदुजुओ पआवसाणम्मि लहू / छइल्लाण जहा(हिकारो बिन्दुयुतः पदावसाने लघुः / छइलस्य (? विदग्धस्य) यथा -) धवलेहि अणंजणसामलेहि पेरंततणुअतणुएहिं / णिद्दाएत्ति उवेंदो गअणिद्दाएहिं अच्छीहि // 1.2 // (धवलाभ्यामनञ्जनश्यामलाभ्यां पर्यन्ततनुकतनुकैः / निद्रायते उपेन्द्रः गतनिद्राभ्यामक्षिभ्याम् // 1.2 // एआरो सुद्धो पावसाणम्मि लहू / वम्मउत्तस्य (०स्स) जहा(एकार: शुद्धः पदावसाने लघुः / वर्मपुत्रस्य यथा-) पच्चूसगअवरमलिआए उड्डीणससिविहंगाए। धवलाई गति णिसालआएँ णक्खत्तकुसुमाई // 1.3 / / (प्रत्यूषगजवरमृदिताया:उड्डीनशशिविहंगायाः / धवलानि गलन्ति निशालतायाः नक्षत्रकुसुमानि // 1.3 // )