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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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PALM-LEAF MSS.
modern portion the writing is bigger and the leaves are numbered with the numeral figures on both the right and left hand sides. Each page is divided into three columns.
Size of leaves 31 X 2 or 24 inches. Lines on a page 4 to 5.
Aksharas in a line 115 to 130. Date? The writing on the last page is much effaced, but it appears that some date in the 12th century of Vikrama and the town Anahilapataka are mentioned. The Tika begins (on Fol. 1668) :
ओं ॥ नमो वीतरागाय ॥ नत्वा श्रीमन्महावीरं प्रायोन्यग्रंथवीक्षितः ।
ज्ञाताधर्मकथांगस्यानुयोगः कश्चिदुच्यते ॥ 27. Jyotisharatnakosa [ज्योतिषरत्नकोशः] by LALLA, the son of Bhatta Trivikrama ; (e.g. Fol. 50 इति भहत्रिविक्रमसुतलल्लविरचिते ज्योतिषरत्नकोशे तिथिगुणप्रकरणं समाप्तं ॥).
200 leaves, generally well preserved. Two leaves are numbered 138 ; leaves 50-56 are on paper and in a different handwriting; the writing on the palm-leaves 9, 103, 137, and 159 having somewhat faded, their contents have been re-written on paper. The leaves are numbered with the numeral figures on the right, and with letters on the left hand side.
Size of leaves 171 X 2 inches. Lines on a page 4 to 5.
Aksharas in a line 55. Begins : ओं नमो विनायकाय ॥
नैशांधकारौघविघातदक्षः स्फुरत्प्रभोद्भासितदिनखाजः । शं नः स दैवं दिनकृत्पदिस्यादतितैलो जगदेकदीपः ।। प्रणम्य देवं जनकं च भक्त्या त्रिविक्रमं दैवविदां विभूत्यै ।
क्रमेण शास्त्रांवुनिधेरुदस्य करोम्यहं ज्योतिषरत्नकोशं । The last chapter is called मंगलमालिका.
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