Agam 12 Upang 01 Aupapatik Sutra Ovaiyam Terapanth

SR No.: 003568
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tulsi Acharya, Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 412
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, & agam_aupapatik
File Size: 8 MB

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as an authoritative form (arsa), all rules about the correct or wrong usage of words in Prakrit would have been set to naught.1
Pt. Bechardas's contention may be valid, but it is not irrefutable. In our view
(1) The original form of 'paseniya' is 'pasiniya' (Skt. praśnita). In pronun ciation, assumption of the form ' by 'e' is quite consistent. We find such departure elsewhere too. For example :
pihupiņam
pivvāṇam
nivvutl
tigicchiyam
bință
bi
tikālam
pehuneṇam Devvāṇam
nevvuti
tegicchiyam
benţă
be
tekālam
(2) In the Agama-sutras and old scriptures we find the text as rayapaseniya". The usage 'rayapasepaiya' is not available anywhere. In the Nandisutra we come across 'rayapaseniya' as mentioned earlier. In 'Pakṣika sūtra' too, 'rayappaseniya' occurs. The composer of the avacri of Pakşika sütra gives its Sanskrit form as 'rajapraśniyam"."
(Dell)
(Skt. nirvanam)
(Skt. nirvittiḥ)
(Skt. cikitsitam)
(Skt. vṛttam)
(Skt. dvi)
(Skt. trikålam)
(3) Prasenajit takes the form 'pasenaiya' in Prakrit In the Sthananga sutra the fifth kulakara is named as 'pasepaiya". This form is available at various other places too.
If the subject-matter of the present sutra had been related to King Prasenajit, the name could have been "Rayapasenaiyam". But in fact the subject-matter relates to King Paes!; hence the form "rayapasepalya" is not compatible. In the Dighanikaya King Pāyāsī is mentioned as a feudal lord to Prasenajit. But here we find no mention of King Prasenajit. Therefore the usage 'Rayapasenatyam' has no basis.
From the point of view of the subject-matter we may conjecture about the name 'Rayapaesiyam', but there is no basis for such a conjecture.
King Pradesi's quesies form the basis of the composition of the sutra in question. Therefore its name must be 'Rayapaseniya' and none else. Commentaries
Its two commentaries are named as (i) vṛtti, and (ii) stabaka Jabba or
1. Rayapasenaiyam, pravesaka, page 6.
2. Püksikasütram. page 76.
3. Pākşikasūtram Avacuri, page 77:
Rajñaḥ pradesi nämnaḥ praśnāni, tänyadhikṛtya kitam adhyayanam-rajapraśniyam. 4. Thanam, 7/62