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Author of the text. - Vira Gani.
Jaina Literature and Philosophy
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away by worms etc.; condition fair; complete ; this Ms. contains in addition अजितशान्तिस्तव with अवचूर्णि ( No. 3 ) commencing on fol. 3b and ending on fol. 60.
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commentary.— Not mentioned.
Subject.— A hymn in honour of Lord Ajita and Santi, the 2nd and the 16th Tirthankaras of the Jainas. It consists of 8 verses and is quite different from the other 'bigger work of the same name of which the author, too, is different. The text is in Prakrit ( Apabhraṁśa) and there are two commentaries on it, one in Sanskrit and one in Gujarati.
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Begins.- ( text ) fol. 10 श्रीगुरुभ्यो नमः ॥
Teresart 'सोहम्म सरसामिओ
अणाणि जइ संधुणइ मत्तिभरमाविओ
ति जिण 'इक्खागु - कुरुवंस 'सणधरा अजितसंती य नंदंतु मंगलकरा १
, - ( com. ) fol. 10 'सुधर्म 'स्वामी इंद्रः ययोः अजितशांती ति) नाथयोः गर्भावतारे जनन्यौ मातरौ संस्तौति सौधर्म देवलोकनड स्वामी इंद्रमहाराज जे श्री अजित शांतीनाथ रहद्द etc.
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Ends. -- ( text ) fol. 3
अ संच्छर पक्खिअं चउम्मासए अजिअसंतिष्ठ (थ) ओ भणइ जो निसुणइ
कहइ कविवीरगणि भवि अजण अग्गए असुह तसु जाइ सुइ सयल संपजए ॥ ८ ॥
( com. ) fol. 3 अर्थ ॥ यः पुमान् एतत् अजितशांतिस्तषओ सांवत्स रिके पाक्षिके पर्वणि भणति निरृणोति जे पुरुष एतत् अजितशांतिस्तव पजूमणि पाखीइं चओमासे एहे पर्वे भणइ सांभले कविः वीरगाणे ः भाषेकजनाग्रे । कथयति तस्य पुरुषस्यऽस्य क्षुभानि यांति कवीश्वर वीरगणि भविक जन आगलि इम कहइ तओ पुरुषतणां । अशुभ मांगलिक जाइ । तस्य सकल1. For this reason this hymn is at times spoken of as लघु-अजित - शान्ति-स्तब
