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Nyāya: Śvetämbara works ___ भावार्थमात्रावदिनी
Bhāvărthamātrāvedini . [अनेकान्तजयपताकावचूर्णि] [Anekāntajayapatakavacurni]
544. No. 4
1895-98. Size.- 98 in. by 4g in. Extent. — 41 folios; 17 lines to a page ; 48 letters to a line. Description. Country paper sufficiently thick and grey ; Jaina
Devanagari characters with पृष्ठमात्राs%3; bold, clear, uniform and good hand-writing ; borders ruled in two pairs of lines in black ink, with slight space between these pairs; yellow and green pigments used; corners of most of the foll. worn out; a hole in the middle of each of the foll.; holes are made most probably with a view to pass a string through them so that the Ms. can remain intact ; the first fol. seems to be lately added, perhaps to replace the original one; for, it differs in colour, hand-writing etc.; condition on the whole
good ; complete. Age.- Old. Author.- Not mentioned. Subject.- A small commentary in Sanskrit elucidating Anekān:ajaya
patăkāprakarana. This commentary is named as Bhåvärtha
matravedini, and it explains the subject-matter. Begins.- fol. 1 ॥५ ॥
नमो विश्वनाथाय आदिनाथाय ब्रह्मणे
कर्मबलाघनच्छेदा आदिकाय ते नमः॥१॥ ___ इह हि अनेकांतजयपताकानाम्नो(s)यं ग्रंथः विरच्यते विशेषटीकायां
उद्धृत्य किंचितावचूर्णिं कथय । सन्मत्यादिष्ठि(ब)ति स्मरणायसंभवस्तु etc. Ends.- fol. 41 अभ्यर्थना पुनरियं प्रकरणालोचनगोचरा । तत्स्मृतये विशिष्टस्मृत्यर्थ
मंगलबुद्ध्या प्रकरणसमाप्तो अवसाने मंगलार्थमिति यो(s)र्थः । स्वभूमिकोचित्यतः प्रकरणकारः समाप्य प्रकरणं कुशल । योगो()यमिति प्रणिधान
1 These brackets are used tu indicate another title--a nāmāntara, Jaina...2
