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away by worms etc.; condition fair; complete ; this Ms. contains in addition अजितशान्तिस्तव with अवचूर्णि ( No. 3)
commencing on fol. 3° and ending on fol. 6°. Age. - Old. Author of the text.- Vira Gani.
» » commentary.- Not mentioned. Subject.-- A hymn in honour of Lord Ajita and Santi, the 2nd
and the 16th Tirthankaras of the Jainas. It consists of 8 verses and is quite different from the other 'bigger work of the same name of which the author, too, is different. The text is in Prakrit ( A pabhraíśa ) and there are two
commentaries on it, one in Sanskrit and one in Gujarati. Begins.- ( text ) fol. 1 श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥
गन्माऽवयारि 'सोहम्म 'सुरसामिओ जणाणि जइ संथुणह भत्तिभरभाविओ ति जिण 'इक्खागु'-'कुरुवंस 'भूसणधरा
अजितसंती य नंदंतु मंगलकरा ? ,,- (com.) fol. 10 'सुधर्म'स्वामी इंद्रः ययोः अजितशांती तिनाथयोः
गर्भावतारे जनन्यौ मातरौ संस्तौति सौधर्म देवलोकनउ स्वामी इंद्रमहाराज जे
श्रीअजित शांतीनाथ रहइ etc. _Ends.-- ( text) fol. 30
एअ संवच्छरिअ पक्खिअ चउम्मासए अजिअसतिष्ठ(थ)ओ भणइ जो निसुणइ कहइ कविवीरगणि भविअजणअग्गए
असुह तस जाइ सुह सयल संपजए ॥ ८ ॥ - ( com. ) fol. 3° अर्थ ॥ यः पुमान् एतत् अजित्शांतिस्तत्रओ सांवत्सरिके पाक्षिके पर्वणि भणति निशृणोति जे पुरुष एतत् अजितशांतिस्तव पजूमणि पाखीई ओमासे एहे पर्वे भणइ सांभले कविः वीरगाणः भाविक जनाये | कथयति तस्य पुरुषस्यऽस्य क्षुभानि यांति कवीश्वर वीरगणि भविक जन आगलि इम कहइ तो पुरुषतणां । अशुभ मांगलिक जाइ ! तस्य सकल
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1 For this reason this hymn is at times spoken of as लघु-अजित-शान्ति-स्तव.
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