Lilavai

SR No.: 002796
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication Year: 1966
Total Pages: 500
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 15 MB

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LILAVAÏ
even if they are different from those given by the text in B; and whenever they differ from the constituted text, they are marked with asterisks. It is surprising to note that the commentary often interprets those readings which are not indentical with those given by B: many such cases are duly listed in the Notes. As noted above, there is a big gap in the MS. B, with the result that a major portion of the commentary is lost. It can be restored only when another MS. becomes available, or the missing sheets of B are traced elsewhere. It was not quite advisable to keep the blank as it is. This commentary becomes almost a Chaya on many a gatha; so I have added a Sanskrit Chāyā myself to fill the blank. My Chaya is as literal and word-for-word as possible; Desi words are approximately rendered; and generally Samdhis are not observed. Though some gāthās do not yield a satisfactory sense, I have added a tentative Chaya; even my mistakes, I hope, would be a good basis for a better and more accurate rendering and interpretation by other scholars.
3. THE PROBLEM OF ADDITIONAL VERSES
In this edition the text of the Lilavat! is constituted from limited material and is being printed for the first time. It is premature, therefore, to mark out certain verses as not genuine and exclude them from the constituted text. As stated above, all the verses, which are found in any two MSS., are continuously numbered; but those which are supplied by a single Ms. have starred additional numbers in various places. It has to be remembered that we have not got the text and commentary of gathās Nos. 502-806 (the com. on 806 is available) in B. The total number of verses from all the sources comes to 1357. Of these, 5 gathās (see below for these numbers) are found in J alone, 9 gāthās in P alone, and 10 gāthās in B alone. Excluding these 24 gāthās of starred additional numbers, the text of Lilavati in this edition shows 1330 verses. Of these, 21 are found only in JP and 2 only in PB. If we deduct these from our continuous numbering, we find that 1310 verses are common to all the three MSS. and constitute the irreducible substratum of the text of Lilāvāti. The following table shows what verses are additional in what MSS. : Serial No.
Verse No.
What
MSS.
include it.
1
2234
5*1
16*1
62*1 74*1
X
J
X
J
X
X
X
X
B
XA X
B