Sacred Literature of Jains

SR No.: 006969
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ganeshchandra Lalwani, Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 250
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 22 MB

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SACRED LITERATURE OF THE JAINS
progression by 84's and not by 10's. Cf. Bhagav. 1,427 above, pp. 268, 411, 412. In the case of the ukkittaṇāņu we find an enumeration of the 24 Jinas.
Under namam we find all manner of linguistic, grammatical and other statements, Immediate dependence upon Sanskrit literature is here very clear; thus e.g. as examples of monosyllables are cited the following four-hriḥ śriḥ dhiḥ stri (sic) in the Sanskrit form, manifestly because they (cf. Pingala's chandas 1,12 Ind. Stud. VIII, 217, 218) are used in Sanskrit grammar as customary (murdhābhiṣikta) examples. The same fondness for Sanskrit may be observed in the metrical rules concerning gender, statements in reference to the finals of nouns, (ā, 1, u, o and am, im, um), saṁdhi (agama, lova, pagadi i.e. prakṛti, and vikāra) and the five classes of words. For some of the names of these classes (e.g. nămikam, naipātikam, ākhyātikam aupasargikam, miśram) and the examples 963 of others, the Sanskrit is used. The sacred author makes, ludicrously enough, [30] a wilful error of a slight character. He cites, besides, other examples of samdhi; vadhu uhate vadhuhate, but Sanskrit has no nominative or rather no form vadhu. The nomin. is vadhūs.
In mentioning a subspecies of Chaname (san) the twelve amgas are again enumerated in detail (anga 5 again as vivahapannati), and the navapuvvadhara jāva coddasapuvvadhara mentioned (see Bhag. 2, 318). Under the head of all manner of aerial and heavenly phenomena the eclipses of the moon and sun are referred to.964
Under the head of Sattaname we find a very thorough-going account of the seven svara's965 interwoven with all sorts of gathās: under
963 Thus samdhi: āgameņam.. padmāni payamsi, loveṇam.. te atra te 'tra, pato atra pato 'tra payatie.. agni etau, patu imau, sale ete, male ime, vikarenaṁ.. damḍasya agram damḍagram, sa agatā sagata, dadhi idam, dadhidam, nadi thate nadihate, madhu udakam madhudakam, vadhu (!) uhate vadhuhate-then, after mentioning the five classes of words, the examples to illustrate them are given in Sanskrit :- aśva iti namikam, khaiv iti naip., dhavati 'ty akhy, pari 'ty aup., samyata iti miśram.
954 abbha ya abbharukkha samjha gamdhavvanagara ya ukkā vāyā disādāghā vijju gajiiam nigghaya_juva, jakkhalitta (yakṣadiptakani, nabhodṛśyamānāgnipiśācāḥ) dhumia mahia (dhumikaḥ mahikaḥ) raügghaya (raja-udghātāḥ, rajasvala disah) camdovaraga surovaraga camdaparivesa surapa padicamdaya padisuraya, imdadhanu, udagamachha (mat syah, indradhanuḥkhamdani) kavihasia (kapihasitany akasman nabhasi jvaladbhimasabdarupani) amoha (amoghaḥ suryabimbad adhaḥ kadacid upalabhyamanaśakatoddhisamsthitasyämadirekhah) vasa... The same enumeration is found also Bhagav, Ed.p. 224 and in anga 3,10 according to Leumann.
965 See my treatise on the Pratijnasutram, pp. 109, 110.