Nirgrantha-1

SR No.: 522701
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: M A Dhaky, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre
Publication Year: 1995
Total Pages: 342
Language: English, Hindi, Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Nirgrantha, & India
File Size: 10 MB

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Vol. 1-1995
Some Prakrit Works....
We have numerous manuscripts on different other subjects. Here are noted : 1. Cudāmaņi or Cudāmani-sāra-śāstra, containing 75 gāthās; not available.
Chāyā dāra deals with interpretation of events by observing shade. It contains two-page manuscript, covering 123 gāthās; in Pāšan Jain Bhandār.
Chinka-vicăra deals with prediction of events by one's sneezing; manuscript in Pātan Jain Bhandar.
4.
Garuda-sattha (Garuda-śāstra) deals with the cure of snake-poison.
Jaya-pāhuda deals with the science of prognostication; contains 378 gāthās.
6.
Nadi-dāra deals with particular artery of human body; Ms. in Patan Jain Bhandār.
Nādi-viyāra deals with good or bad events arising out of the movement of right or left artery; MS. in Patan Jain Bhandar.
Nimitta-dāra deals with nimitta; MS. in Patan Jain Bhandar.
Nimitta-pähuda deals with nimitta such as kevali, jyotisa, svapna, etc.
Nimitta-śāstra deals with ākāśa, candra, utpāta, varsā-utpāta, deva-utpāta-yoga, rāja-utpāta-yoga, having good or bad omen arising out of rainbow, the illusory town (appearing in the sky: gāndharva-nagara), occurrence of streak of lightening and a line of clouds. It is composed by Rsiputra, son of acārya Garga. Bhattotpala, the commentator of the Brhatsanhitā, has referred to Rsiputra. It contains 187 gāthās.
10.
Meghamālā deals with future events taking into consideration the movements of constellations and the signs of rains; MS. in Patan Jain Bhandar.
11.
Panha-vāgarana (Praśna-vyākarana) deals with the questions and answers by a deity appearing in a linen cloth, a mirror, a thumb, or an arm. It consists of 450 gäthās. A palm-leaf MS. is catalogued in Pāțan Jain Bhandar.
Pipīliya-nana (Pipilikā-jñana) predicts the good and bad omen arising out of the movement of ants bearing a particular colour. The MS. containing eight stanzas is available in Patan Jain Bhandār.
Pranasta-lābha predicts profit and loss and life and death; MS. in Pātan Jain Bhandār.
Then we have Śakuna-jñāna or Sakuna-vidyā (Sagun in Hindi) or the knowledge of birds or omens or augury, was considered most important in those early days in the absence of scientific knowledge. It was a sort of hymn or song sung at festivals to secure good