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Jaina Literature and Philosophy E 296. धनमित्रकथा
Dhanamitrakatha No. 296
1288 (a).
1884-87. Size.-II in. by 4t in. Extent.— 13 folios ; 17 lines to a page ; 64 letters to a linc. Description.- Country paper thin and white; Devanagari chara
cters with gefrais; small, legible and good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines in black ink; red chalk used ; yellow pigment used; foll. numbered as usual; edges of every fol. more or less worn out; some foll. worm-eaten; condition fair ; complete. This Ms. contains additional works as under:अभपदाने शीलवतीकथा
foll. 31-40 दाने चंद्र-मानु-भीम-कृष्ण सुंदर-कथा No. 215 foll. 4-70 भावपूजायाम् वनराजकथा
foll. 76-106 शीले सुन्दरराजकथा
foll. 10-13 Age.- Not modern.. . Author.- Not mentioned. Subject.-- This story of Dhanamitra illustrates the importance of
dāna in 149 verses in Sanskrit. Begins.-fol. !'
ज्ञानवान् ज्ञानदानेन निर्भयोऽभयदानतः अन्नदनात सुखी नित्यं नीरोगो भेषजाद् भवेत् ॥ १॥ etc तथाहि अत्यत्र 'मगधा 'भिख्ये देशे 'राजपुरं' पुरं।
तत्रास त्रासरहितां जयंतो नाम पार्थिवः ॥८॥ etc. Ends.--- fol. 3".
ज्ञानं तु तदुपादेयं यत् स्यात् स्वस्य परस्य च । निर्व्याघातप्रकाशार्थमनदीपालयोपमं ४९ (१४९) ।।
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