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N. M. Kansara
Jambu-jyoti
These two verses are quoted in support of the statement to the effect that one should not be unwary in one's efforts on the path of liberation.
24. Dāne tapasi saurye ca vijñāne vinaye naye /
vismayo na hi kartavyo bahu-ratnā vasundhară // 4.787, p. 449.
This is quoted to emphasize that even though one may be possessed of fortitude, bravery, cleverness, and good characteristics, one should not be unduly proud of it. This verse occurs in the Sārngadhara-paddhati (1477).
25. Yat paraloka-viruddhaṁ yal-lajjākaram-ihaiva jana-madhye / antyāvasthāyam-api tad-akaraniyam na karaniyam //
4.1021, p. 468.
This is quoted in connection with a mental reservation on the part of a prince when a käpalika asks him to kill a maiden.
26. Apāya-sata-labdha-sya prānebhyo'pi gariyasah /
Gatir-ekaiva vitta-sya dānam-anyā vipattayah //
27. Grāsadd-ardham-api grāsam-arthibhyah kim na diyate / icchanurūpo vibhavaḥ kadā kasya bhavisyati //
4.1059-1060, p. 471. These two verses are quoted in support of the Jaina vow of Atithisamvibhāga or sharing the food with a guest or supplicant mendicant. Out of these two verses, the first is a composition of the famous Bhartshari' with a slight variation, namely, 'Ayäsa-' at the start of the quarter, while the second verse occurs in the Pañcatantra (2.73).
28. Vayam balye dimbhāms-tarunimani yünah parinatāv
apīcchāmo vrddhan parinaya-vidhau nah sthitir iyam / Tvayā 'rabdham janma ksapayitum amārgena vidhină na me gotre putri kvacid api sati-lañchanam abhūt //
This is quoted in connection with the incident of a maiden who has retained the memory of her beloved of the previous birth and consequently does not take interest in any young man in this birth; it is meant to denigrate the ideal of marital fidelity and promote the practice of free-love. This verse occurs in the Särngadhara-paddhati (3761), with slight variation, namely, -balan' for 'dimbhān' in the first quarter, and 'anenaikapatinā' for 'amārgena vidhina' in the third quarter.
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