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Jaina Literature and Philosophy [ 153. चतुर्विशतिजिनस्तुति
Caturvimbatijinastuti स्वोपज्ञ वृत्ति सहित
with svopajña vrtti
683. No. 153
___1892-95. Size.- 104 in. by 4in. Extent.-- (text) 2 folios ; 8 to ir lines to a page ; 34 letters to a line.
" -(com.), "; 23, ,, , ; 48 , ,,, Description.- Country paper thin and grey; Jaina Devanāgarī
characters with occasional पृष्टमात्राs; small, legible and good hand-writing ; it is a पश्चपाटी Ms.; it contains the text as well as the commentary by the author himself ; the commentary written in a very small hand; both the text and the commentaty complete ; foll. numbered as usual;
condition good. Age.- Old. 15 Author of the text.- Somadeva Súri, pupil of Somasundara Sūri
___of the Tapa gaccha. Author of the commentary.- Same as that of the text. Subject.- A small poem in 29 verses. The second foot of every
verse is identical with the fourth, letter by letter. This hymn deals with glorification of the 24 Tirthankaras. This
is elucidated by the author himself in the commentary. Begins.- ( text ) fol. I* श्रीसुमतिसुंदरसूरिपरमगुरुभ्यो नमः।
श्रीऋषभ ! तव प्रसादत(6) सुखसंपत्तिसदोदयादयः ।
प्रभवंति सतां नमस्पतां सुखसंपत्तिसदोदयादय ॥१॥ etc. 25 -(com. ) fol. !'
श्रीमंत वीरमानम्य सर्वातिशयशालिनं ।
स्वोपज्ञस्तुतिउत्तानां वृत्तिरेपा विधीयते ॥ १॥ etc. Ends.- ( text ) fol. 20
श्रुतसुरिमरुतो ज्ञे वर्णनीयाममाईत्
पदकमलमरालीभावमुक्ताग्रयवृत्तः । प्रथय दधति हारं पुस्तकं च प्रथीयः
पदकमलमरालीभावमुक्ताश्यवृत्तै ॥२॥etc.
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