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are indicated by me on pp. vii-viii. It is neither possible nor essen. tial that I should here point out one and all the narratives which illustrate the various forms of narration. So I shall mention only a few forms and the works (or their sections) illustrating them:
Allegory -- Upamitibhava prapancakathā. Ballad - Uttarajjhayaņa. Biography - Ayāra, sPajjosavanākappa and 4Viyahapannatti. Dialogue - Uttarajjhayana (IX, XII-XIV, XXII, XXIII &
XXV). Parable --SSüyagada, Náyādhammakaház and 'Uttarajjhayaņa. Pattern-story-Uvāsagadasa. Romance --Tarangavai.
The Jaina Classifications of Narratives Some of the Jaina authors have classified narratives. For instance, Sudharmasvamin has said in Thana ( III, 3,; s. 189) that a narrative is of three kinds : अथकहा (अर्थकथा ), धम्भकहा (धर्मकथा) and कामका (कामकथा ). Further, in this Thana (IV. 2 : 5.282) four varieties of dhammakaha along with four sub-varieties of cach of them is noted as under:
"चउबिहा घम्नकहा पण्णत्ता, तं जहा-अफवेवणी, विखेवाणी, संवेयणी, निवेगणी । अखेवणी कहा चउविहा पं० २० आयार-अकरखेवणी, ववहार अखे वणी, पन्नत्ति अक्वेवणी, दिदिबात अखेवणी । विकावेवणी कहा चउविहा पं. तं. ससमयं कहेइ, ससमयं कहित्ता परसमयं कहेइ १, परसमयं कहेत्ता ससमयं ठावत्तिता भवति २, सम्मावातं कहेइ, सम्मावाप्तं कहेत्ता मिच्छावातं कहेइ ३, मिच्छावातं कहत्ता सम्मावातं ठावसित्ता भवति ।। संवगणी कथा चउन्धिहा' पं. तं. इहलोगे दुञ्चिन्ना कम्मा इहलोगे दुहफलविवागसंजुत्ता भवन्ति १, इहलोगे दुञ्चिन्ना कम्मा परलोगे दहफलविधागसंजुत्ता भवन्ति २, परलोगे दुञ्चिन्ना कम्मा इहलोगे दुइफल विवागमंजुना भवन्ति ३ यरलोगे दुञ्चिन्ना कम्मा परलोगे दुहफलविवागसंजुत्ता भवन्ति ४ इहलोगे सुच्चिन्ना कम्मा हालोगे सुहफलविवागमजुना भवन्ति १, इहलोगे सुच्चिन्ना कम्मा पग्लोगे सुइफल. विवागसंजुना भवन्ति २, एवं चउमंगो ४।" - मुत्त २८२ ।।
1 Some section ( or sections ) is meant here and not the entire work. 2-6&8 See foot note l. 7 The story of Máya di given here is a developed form of a mariner's tale.
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