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Reference. According to Jinaratnakośa (Vol. I, p. 299) this is the work of Subhasila named as gay. But it seems to be
erroneous.
N. B. For further details see No. 415.
quealagoutten ( प्रभञ्जनाचापइ )
No. 417
Prabhanjanacatuspadikā (Prabhañjanacopai)
771.
1892-95.
Size. 10 in. by 48 in.
Extent. 4 folios; 12 lines to a page; 30 letters to a line. Description. Country paper somewhat thick, rough, tough and white; Jaina Devanagari characters; big, quite legible, uniform and very good hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines and edges in two in red ink; space between every two lines coloured yellow; some of the lines, 15 numbers for the verses and their dandas written in red ink; foll. numbered in the right-hand margin; fol. 4b blank; complete; composed at Limbadi; condition very good except that edges of few foll, slightly gone.
Age. Not modern.
Author.
Devacanda ( V. S. 1746-V. S. 1812 ), pupil of Dipacanda of Kharatara gaccha. For his life and several works see Jaina Gurjara Kavio ( Vol. II, pp. 473-496 and Vol. III, pt. II, pp. 1417-1420).
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Subject. Story of Prabhañjana based upon Vasudevahiḍam. Begins. fol. 1 ॥ ६० ॥ श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥
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