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Metaphysics etc.: Svetambara works
383
2 etc.
in both the margins: in the right-hand one as . R, and in the left-hand one from the 4th as 6, a, a, ur, f,
etc.; fol. 1a blank ; unnumbered sides of foll. i to 40 have a small design in red colour, in the centre only; the numbered, in each of the two margins, too; strips of paper pasted to foll 71, 78, 796 etc.; some foll. slightly worm-eaten ; several foll. from the end seem to be exposed to fire; they have become brittle; a piece of paper of the size of a fol. pasted to fol. 117b; condition on the whole tolerably fair ; both the text and the commentary end
abruptly; the text terminates at v. 55. Age.- Samvat 1617. Author of the commentary.-Siddharși (?) Subject. The text together with a commentary in Sanskrit. In the
commentary we find narratives written in Präkrit and most probably taken from the canonical literature. Lives of Lord Mahavira, Sanatkumāra, Brahmadatta, Skandaka, Vairasvämin and Nandişeņa are embodied in the commentary. This is what is mentioned in Peterson's sixth report (p. 112 ). Here this work is named as 59&A
Freizt but this is wrong. Begins.-- (text) fol. b
TEIAUTOTTI etc. as in No. 225. ,, -- (com.).fol. 1b Toll FA: #5119:
ETTCITTTTTTTHH: I etc. as in No. 236. Ends.-- ( text ) fol. 1156
सपरमराउलवाइएण शी(सी)रे व(प)लीबिए नियए।
गयसुकुमालेण खमा तहा कया जह सिवं पत्तो ॥ ५५॥ ,,- (com.) fol. 1156 GRIWA: FTI TOTTEIT: HE TIENOT * SA FITXA I etc.
यथा शिवं मोक्ष प्राप्त इति । गाथाक्षरार्थः ।। भावार्थः कथानकावरसेद()aa (@ally Il rt(arhai's Ang ateTOH prout had ATA Auri etc.
