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Preface
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Guņa denotes six as it is used for the proper courses of action for a king in foreign politics. They are sicu ( alliance ), विग्रह ( war ), यान ( march ), स्थान ( halt ), आसन ( strategem ) and erara ( aid of other kings ).
Jana may stand for three if it can be equated with loka. Janani may denote eight when associated with pravacana.
Tarka stands for six. This is borne out by the first line of the following verse occurring in Guņacandra's commentary viz. Tattvaprakašika (p. 33 ) on Kätantra-vibhrama popularly known as Haimavibhrama :
"पतृतर्ककर्कशमतिः कविचक्रवर्ती
37EFITTIHAARUFEInneaar शिष्याम्बुजप्रकरजम्भणचित्रभानुः
कक्कल एव सुकृती जयति स्थिरायाम् ॥” Timi means an ocean and so it can signify 4 or 7. But this does not suit the context.
Niti is used to denote 8. Usually it stands for four. So will any scholar be pleased to give a reason for it? The same question may be asked for “nộpa " which signifies 16.
Yakṣa stands for 13. For, according to the Jaina conception ol celestial beings there are 13 varieties of Yakşas. They are noted by Umāsvāti in his bhäsya ( p. 284 ) on his own work Tattvätthådhigamasutra ( IV, 12 ) as under :--
"gavat:, HITHET, Sauer:, EITHET, DANIHET, Gulagria HET, सुभद्राः, सर्वतोभद्राः, मनुष्ययक्षाः, वनाधिपतयः, वनाहाराः, रूपयक्षाः, यक्षोत्तमा इति"
Särin signifies 15. What is this due to ?
This Appendix VI furnishes us with wora-chronograms in Sanskrit only. Most of them follow the rule “grai Transla: ”
1 He is a devotee (? pupil) of Vadin Deva Sūri.
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