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## Introduction to the Text These *Vārtikas* were composed by Vidyānanda Ācārya. They are written in the style of *Vārtikas* and are called *Vārtikas*. *Vārtikas* address three types of meanings: what is said, what is not said, and what is said incorrectly. This is evident from the definition of *Vārtikas* as propounded by Śrī Hemacandra Ācārya: "A *Vārtika* is that which considers the meaning of what is said, what is not said, and what is said incorrectly." Due to this, the size of *Vārtika* commentaries is often larger than the original commentaries. For example, the *Rāja Vārtika* is larger than the *Sarvārthasiddhi*, and the *Śloka Vārtika* is larger than the *Rāja Vārtika*. If Samantabhadra's commentary on the *Tattvārthasūtra* was indeed 84,000 or 96,000 verses long, as is claimed, then the *Vārtika* commentaries of Akalankadeva and Vidyānanda should have been larger. However, they are significantly smaller. This leads to the conclusion that either Samantabhadra did not write such a commentary on the *Tattvārthasūtra* - the commentary he wrote on the *Siddhāntagrantha* is likely what is called the "Gandhahasti Mahābhāṣya" - or that it was lost before the time of Akalankadeva and Vidyānanda, and was not available to them. 1. A rule which explains what is said or but imperfectly said and supplies omissions. - V. S. Apte's dictionary. 2. It is not implied that the size of other types of commentaries or *ṭīkās* (commentaries) different from *Vārtika* commentaries also increases. They can be as small as they need to be.
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________________ ग्रन्थ-परिचय। २२३ विद्यानंदाचार्यके बनाये हुए हैं । ये वार्तिकके ढंगसे लिखे गये हैं और 'वार्तिक' ही कहलाते हैं । वार्तिकोंमें उक्त, अनुक्त और दुरुक्त-कहे हुए, विना कहे हुए और अन्यथा कहे हुए-तीनों प्रकारके अर्थोकी चिन्ता, विचारणा अथवा अभिव्यक्ति हुआ करती है। जैसा कि श्रीहेमचंद्राचार्यप्रतिपादित ' वार्तिक'के निम्न लक्षणसे प्रकट है, 'उक्तानुक्तदुरुक्तार्थचिन्ताकारि तु वार्तिकम् ।' इससे वार्तिक भाष्योंका परिमाण पहले भाष्योंसे प्रायः कुछ बढ़ जाता है । जैसे सर्वार्थसिद्धिसे राजवार्तिकका और राजवर्तिकसे श्लोकवार्तिकका परिमाण बढ़ा हुआ है । ऐसी हालतमें उक्त तत्त्वार्थसूत्र पर समंतभद्रका ८४ या ९६ हजार श्लोक संख्यावाला भाष्य यदि पहलेसे मौजूद था तो अकलंकदेव और विद्यानंदके वार्तिक भाष्यका अलग अलग परिमाण उससे जरूर कुछ बढ़ जाना चाहिये था, परंतु बढ़ना तो दूर रहा वह उलटा उससे कई गुणा कम है। इससे यह नतीजा निकलता है कि या तो समन्तभद्रने उमास्वातिके तत्त्वार्थसूत्र पर वैसा कोई भाष्य नहीं लिखा-उन्होंने सिद्धान्तग्रंथ पर जो भाष्य लिखा है वही 'गंधहस्ति महाभाष्य' कहलाता होगा और या लिखा है तो वह अकलंकदेव तथा विद्यानंदसे पहले ही नष्ट हो चुका था, उन्हें उपलब्ध नहीं हुआ। . १ A rule which explains what is said or but imperfectly said and supplies omissions. -V. S. Apte's dictionary. - २ वार्तिकभाष्योंसे भिन्न दूसरे प्रकारके भाष्यों अथवा टीकाओंका परिमाण भी बढ़ जाता है, ऐसा अभिप्राय नहीं है। वह चाहे जितना कम भी हो सकता है। Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.010669
Book TitleRatnakarandaka Shravakachara
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJugalkishor Mukhtar
PublisherManikchand Digambar Jain Granthamala Samiti
Publication Year1982
Total Pages456
LanguageHindi, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size7 MB
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