Tattvarthadhigamsutram Part 2

SR No.: 002716
Original Sutra Author: Umaswati, Umaswami
Author: Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Jivanchandra Sakarchandra
Publication Year: 1929
Total Pages: 472
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Philosophy, Tattvartha Sutra, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 12 MB

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INTRODUCTION
I thought of preparing an index of technical words. I did carry out a part of the spade-work in this direction, but the circumstances being not quite favourable, I had to give up this attempt for which I might crave the indulgence of the learned readers.
The commentary having a 'joint authorship :
This is also a commentary of the Svetāmbara school. It, too, elucidates the bhāşya along with the sūtras; in other words, like the preceding, it is bhāşyānusāriņī. The Āgamas and the āgamika traditions are more authentic than the conclusions arrived at logically, is the view shared by this commentary, too. The extent of this commentary is practically half of the preceding and even then it is not a work of one author. The first five chapters and a half are com·mented upon by Śrī Haribhadra Sūri, whereas the remaining four chapters and a half by Šrī Yaśobhadra Sūri.
It seems to have been named as “Dupadupikā, the meaning of which I fail to grasp. From the spuspikās it can be inferred that it is an epitome of some bigger commentary. Pandit Sukhlal is inclined to take this to be Siddhasena's commentary above referred to; for, as he says, it contains everything that is in the shorter commentary and that there is a very great resemblance of phraseology. However, there is at least one point that may go against this assumption as he himself points out. If we examine the commentaries of V, 29, we find that both have different bhāşya-pathas elucidated; the smaller commentary does not even record the statement of the bigger as a difference of opinion.
1. An alphabetical (akārādi) index of technical words occurring in the sūtras (Das alphabetiche Verzeichnis der sūtras ) has been published in Z. D. M. G., vol. 60 (pp. 545-551). This is reproduced in the sacred books of the Jainas vol. II, pp. XXI-XXV. Mr. Motilal Ladhaji, too, has published on a smaller scale a list of technical words occurring in the sūtras and the bhāşya as well, in his edition of 77599rar Hello on pp. 35-38.
2. This is a feature not at all uncommon in the history of Sanskrit literature. Aparallel instance is furnished by Kadambari which is written by Bana and his son Bhiisanabhatta. As another example may be cited Anubhāsya, the joint production of Sri Vallabhācārya and his son Vitthaleśa.
3. Its measure comes to 11,000 verses.
4. Cf. the name of the last portion of Kumārila's commentary to Jaiminiya satra. 5. They are as under :
"हरिभद्रोद्धतायां दुपदुपिकाभिधानायां" and "R areret दुपदुपिकाभिधानायां तस्यामेवान्यकर्तृकायां".