Descriptive Catalogue of Govt Collections of Manuscripts Part 2

SR No.: 018038
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Publication Year: 1936
Total Pages: 416
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Catalogue & Catalogue
File Size: 15 MB

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VI. 6 Chedasatras
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Subject. The entire work is composed in Prakrit in verses. It elucidates the laghubhāṣya (?) of Pañcakalpasūtra which is considered to be the 6th (last) chedasūtra'. It is reported in Jaina Granthavali (p. 16) that now-a-days no manuscript of this chedasūtra is available.2 It existed up to Samvat 1612. Hence Jitakalpasutra is substituted in its place.
Sometimes it is found that the bṛhadbhāṣya of an agama is preceded by its curņi. It is on this analogy that the curni of Pañcakalpasūtra is given a place prior to its bṛhadbhāṣya. So this must be for the present looked upon as a tentative arrangement.
Begins.--- fol. rb ॥ ॐ नमः सर्वज्ञाय ॥
दामि भवाहुं पाणं चरिमसम (घ) लसुणाणीं ।
कारगामसिं दसाण कप्पे य [य] ववहारे । कप्पं ति णामणिष्पं ( प )पणं महत्थं वत्तकामतो । निज्जूहगत भत्तीय मंगलाए य संधुतिं । तित्थगरणमोक्कारो सत्थस्स तु आइए समकखाउ (ओ) | इह पुण जेणज्झणं णिज्जूढं तस्स कीरति तु । सत्थाणि मंगलपुरस्सराणि सुहसवणगहणधरणाणि । जम्हा भवंति यं ( जं) ति य सिरसपसिस्सेहिं पव (च) यं व । भत्तीय सत्थकत्तरि तं (तत्तो) उवओगगोरवं सत्थे । एएण कारणेणं कीरइ आदी णमोक्कारो । बंद अभिवाद श्रुतीए सुभसहो णेगहा तु परिगीतो । दण पूणणणं त्थु (शु)णणं सक्कारमेगट्टा । भति सुंदर त्तिय तुलत्थो जत्थ सुंदरा बाहू | सो होत्ति(ति) भद्दबाहू गोण्णं जेणं तु पा(बा) लत्ते ।
I Muni Punyavijayaji once wrote to me in this connection that Pañcakappa formed a topic of the bhasya of Brhatkalpasūtra and it was somehow looked upon as a separate treatise as was the case with Ohanijjutti and Pindanijjutti. See p. 298 of my article “The Jaina Commentaries” published in the Annals of the Bhandarkar O. R. Institute ( vol. XVI, pts. III-IV ). On this page I have further mentioned that Muni Kalyāṇavijayaji has observed that in Pañcakappasutta there is a reference about Kalika Suri's going to Ajivika for studying astanga-nimitta.
2 For a similar remark see Winternitz, Geschichte vol. II, p. 311 and "A History of Indian Literature " vol. II, p. 465.