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अजितशान्तिस्तव
Ajita-śānti-stava
316 (0). No. 2
A. 1882-83. Extent.- fol. 5" to fol. 5. Description.- Complete; 17 verses in all. For other details see Bhaktāmarastotra No. 316 (a).
A. 1882-83. Author.- Jayasekhara Suri. For his works see Vol. XVIII, pt. 1,
___Nos. 154 & 195-198. . Subject.- A hymn in 17 verses in Sanskrit by way of glorifying
Lord Ajita and Lord Santi (the 16th Tirthankara of the Jainas). It is smaller as compared with Nandisena's hymn (Vol. XVII, pt. 4, No. 1161 ) of which this is an 3 imita
tion. Begins.- fol. S.
सकलसखानवहदानाय सुरपादपं ।।
पादपंकजनतानेकनाकाधिपं अचलशिवनिलयमप्रलयगुणशोभितं ॥
नौमि जिनमजितमहमजितहदिनोदितं ॥१॥ etc. Ends.-- fol. sb
गुणराजिविराजितमरिपुपराजितमजितशांतिजिनयुगलमिदं । मतिशुभ्रसभाजनमतिशयभाजनमुपजनयतु संघस्य मुदं ॥ १७ ॥ इति श्रीजयशेखरसूरिरचितसंस्कृतबंधेन श्रीआजितशांतिस्तवनः
संपूर्णः॥ छ । छ । Reference.- For additional Mss. see Jinaratnakosa ( Vol. I, ( pp. 2 & 3).
25 अजितशान्तिस्तव
अवचूर्णि सहित No.3 Extent.- fol. 36 to fol. 66. -
Ajita-Santi-stava with avacūrņi
675(b). 1899-1915.
is known BDOशान्तिस्तव )
1 The head-line is not counted.
2 This is why this hymn is known and named as " अजित-शान्ति-लघु-स्तव". 303 See my article " अजियसंतिथय ( अजितशान्तिस्तव ) अने एना अनुकरणो"
published in " Atmānanda Prakasa" (Vol. IL, Nos. 4-5, pp. 62-63),
0-63).