Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 2 Vibhag 2

SR No.: 008003
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 802
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size: 20 MB

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Jainas is as follows:-There was a king named Kapika. His two. step-brothers Halla and Véhalla, putting on excellent garments, divine ear-rings, and divine neck-lace and riding an elephant named Sècanaka, were seen amusing themselves by Padmavatiqueen of King Kūņika. One day Padmāyati prevailed upon Kanika to ask for the elephant and the divine articles from his two brothers, out of envy. Thinking that Kūnįka would harass them, both the brothers, went away one night with the elephant and the two articles to Vaisāli, and took shelter under their great maternal uncle King Cetaka of Vaišāli. Now King Kūņika of Magadha sent word through a messenger to King Cetaka to hand over his two brothers, the elephant, and the divine objects to him. On Cetaka Maharaja refusing, to hand over his own nephe. ws and other objects, Kinika waged war against Vaisāli. Kunika took ten of his step-brothers to the battle-field. To each of them, he allotted 3000 elephants, 3000 chariots, 3000 horses, and nu. merous foot-soldiers, under his command. Kūņika had similar equipment under his own command.
King Céțaka had all his feudatory chiefs-Nine Mallaki, nine Lecchavi and eighteen Republican kings of Käsî-Košala for his assistance. Kuņika had his army arranged in the form of a Garuda (king of the arranged in sāgara vinha (resembling a विसइ मज्जणघरं अणुपविसित्ता हाए कयबलिकम्मे कयकोउयमंगलपायच्छित्ते सव्वालंकारविभूसिए सन्नद्धबद्धवम्मियकवए उप्पीलीयसरासणपट्टिए पिणद्धगेवेज्जे विमलवरबद्धचिंधपट्टे गहियाउहप्पहरणे सकोरिंटमल्लदामेणं छत्तण धरिजमाणेणं चउचामरवालवीतियगे मंगलजयसदकयालोए एवं जहाउपचाइए जाच उवागच्छित्ता उदाई हथिहाय दुरूढे, तए णं मे कणिए राया हारोत्थयमुकयइयवच्छे जहा उववाइए जाव सेयवरचामराहिं उद्धवमाणीहिं इयगयरहपवरजोहकलियाए चाउरंगिणीए सेणाए सद्धिं संपुरिबुडे महया भडचडगरविंदपरिक्खित्ते जेणेव महासिलाए कंटए संगामं तेणेव उवाच्छइ तेणेव उवागच्छित्ता महासिलाकंटयं संगामं ओयाए. पुरओ य से