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very small hand-writing; borders ruled in three lines and edges in two, in red ink; numbers for the verses of the text and the dandas in red ink; foll. numbered in the right-hand margin; fol. 1. blank; edges of some of the foll. slightly gone; condition on the whole good; both the text and the commentary complete; the former has its
last verse numbered as 44 (i.e.544). Age.- Samvat 1720.1 Author of the avacāri.- Not mentioned. Subject.— The text together with a small commentary in Sanskrit. Begins.- fol. 1° ५ ६० ॥
नमिऊण जिणवरिंदे etc. as in No. 225. "-(com. ) fol. 1 ॥ ६॥
नत्या जिनवरेंद्रान् । इंद्रनरेंद्रार्चितान त्रिलोकगुरून् ।
उपदेशमालां इमां वक्ष्ये । गुरूपदेशेन ॥१॥ etc. Ends.- ( text ) fol. 24*
इय धम्मदासगणिणा etc. up to उपदेशमालाप्रकरणसूत्रं समा. तमिति as in No. 225. This is followed by श्रेय परंपरा ॥
श्रीः ॥ छ॥ 8-(com. ) fol. 24° अक्खर० अक्षरैर्मात्रया च हीनमधिकं च यत्किचिन्मया(5)
पठितं प्रकरणे अजानता। तत् सर्व मम जिनवदनविनिर्गता वां(वा)णी बागदेवता क्षमतु ।। ४४॥
इति उपदेशमालाऽवचूरिः समाप्ता | लिपीकता च गणिशुभविजयेन परोपकाराय ॥ श्रीः ।।
नमनयनमुनींदु१७२०मिते वर्षे आषाढशुक्लराकायां । 'वर्द्धनपाटक'नगरे लिखितमिदं पुस्तकं पूर्णम् ॥१॥
सकलविद्वज्जनचित्तशिखंडिजपंडितश्रीजयविजयगणिप्रसादात् । Reference.- For a palm-leaf Ms. of an anonymous vrtti on Upa
deśamåla see Peterson, Reports III, p. 176 and for paper ___Mss. see Jinaratnakosa (Vol. I, p. 50). N. B.- For additional information see No. 225.
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