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3. One more instance of the Jhambaďaka Song in
Apabhrāmsa
___ In my note on occurrences of the झम्बडक-गीत (Anusamdhan, 4, 1994, p. 24-25; 5, 1995, p. 82-83 ; reprinted in शोधखोळनी पगदंडी पर 1997, p. 191-193), I had noted two instances, one from the प्रभावकचरित (1278 A.C.) and one from the विनोदकथासंग्रह (14th century), which is characterized by a ध्रुवपद (कहउं जि भरडइ जं जं किउ).
From the fabrgay the following passage is quoted in the अपभ्रंशवचनसंग्रह (Dhih, p. 35) (the corrupt text is restored) :
हुउ देक्खु घणु संसार-तरु । दंदालिंगण-जोग-धरु ॥
हेवज्र तुहुं तेन्नाहूं तेन्ना तें तें हूं ।।१ सुर-णर-वंदित-चरण-धरु । करु महु xx xx तोसु करु ।।
हेवज्र तुहुं तेन्नाहूं तेन्ना तें तें हूं ।।२ भाव-विमुक्त विसेस-गुण । xx xx णमु णमु हे ॥
- हेवज्र तुहं xx xx xx xx xx x ||३
This instance is noteworthy in that it has a musical ध्रुवपद with song syllables, which must have been characteristic of the Jhambadaka song. We have here the actual songform preserved.
In this connection it is significant to note that in
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