________________ Introduction 41 ... . JEIL.at (12 in it the author has made a very happy BY and successful use our was made a moringa happy of various Alankaras or figures of speech such as व्यतिरेक (St. '32 ), उत्प्रेक्षा ( Sts. 38 to 40 ), अतिशयोक्ति ( Sts. 42, 43 ), श्लेष (Sts. 38, 44, 178), अर्थान्तरन्यास ( St. 77 ), रूपक ( St. 103 ), व्याजस्तुति (Sts. 115, 116 ) etc.* In Kummaputta we hardly meet with such Alankaras and such a happy and . 135, sua to Kumman such (2) The author has also made a happy use of a number of Des'i words which occur here and there in the text. In Kummaputta also we do meet with some Des'i word's but not in such a great number. (3) Another feature of Sirivalakaha is the use of various technical terms such as चउबुद्धि, पंचविहं अभिगमण, पंचविहृ पमाय, अट्ठारसदोस, पनरसमेये सिद्ध, सिद्धानंतचउक्क, कम्मभूमि, दुवालसंगधरं, तवोकम्मं, कुंटलविटलाई, . एगासत्ता, दुबिहोनओ, कालत्तयं, गइचउकं, पचेव अस्थिकाया, दव्वछकं, अठेव कम्माई, नवतत्ताई, दुसविहो धम्मो, मूलुत्तरपयडीओ, कम्मठिई, कम्मविवागं, बंध, उदय, उदीरणा, सत्ता, अमहासिद्धि, ईईओ, अठ्ठारसजाई कुट्ठस्स, ससिचारपाण, etc. which show * All these Alankaras are fully explained in the notes on Sts. wherein they occur.
