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middle; condition tolerably good ; complete ; the work is divided into five cantos, the extent of each of which is as under:
Sarga I foll. I to 60
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, 27, 34'. Age.- Samvat 1649. Author.- Merutunga Sūri, pupil of Candraprabha of Nāgendra
gaccha. He has composed Prabandhacintāmaņi in Saṁvat 1361 in Vardhamānapura (वढवाण), and Vicārasreni (Sthavirāvali.
The name of the author of Kamadevacarita (Samvat 1409 ) and Sambhavanāthacarita (Samvat 1413 ) is Merutuuga.
There ie another Merutunga Sūri ( Samvat 1444) of Añcala gaccha.
The name of the guru of Dharmanandana is Meru
tunga (of Ancala gaccha (vide Vol. XVII. pt. 3, p.44). Subject.— Lives of great men narrated for giving religious
advice. Begins.-- fol. 18
॥६० ॥ ॐ नमः परमात्मने । श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः । जयति स परमात्मा केवलज्ञानमूर्तिः।
__ दलितनिखिलकर्मा शास्व(श्व)तानंदमग्नः । हृदयकमलमंतर्यस्सदा लोक्यमानः।
प्रवितरति मुमुक्षोर्मोक्षलक्ष्मी प्रसन्नः ॥१॥ fol. 6° इति श्रीमेरुतुंगाचार्यविरचिते महापुरुषचरिते श्रीयुगादिजिनवर्णनो नाम प्रथमः सर्गः। _fol. 12' इति श्रीमेरुतुगाचार्यविरचिते उपदेशविवरणे महापुरुषचरिते सगरसतमघवसनत्कुमारश्रीशांतिनाथचरित-मुनिसुव्रत-श्रीरामचरितवर्णनो नाम द्वितीय सर्गः॥ ॥
