Book Title: Anekantajay patakakhyam Prakaranam Part 2
Author(s): Haribhadrasuri, Munichandrasuri
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
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INTRODUCTION
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p. 7?. It is popularly styled as Samardiccakahā. It is a dharmakathu, one of the four types of narration. Itseeing to be the most popular narrative work. It has been noted in Kuvalayamála, Dhanapāla's Tilakamañjarī and Devendra Sūri's Santinchacariyo (Peterson's Report V, p. 73). It has been cited by Hemacandra in Alankāracüdāmani, his com. (p. 465 ) on his own work Kavyānusāšana (VIII, 8) as one containing all the requisites of various types of narration. Vilāsavačkahā composed by Siddhasena Sūri alias Sādhārana in Samvat 1123 is extracted from Samaräicca cariya (bhava V). The latter is surcharged with the sentiment of tranquility.
Samaräiccacariya is a romance par excellence composed primarily in prose in Jaïņa Marahatthi strewn with Soraseņi forms here and there. It is divided into nine sections-births (bhavas ), and it deals with the nine existences of two persons, one a victim of vices and another a votary of virtues. It is a striking example of the poetic abilities of Haribhadra who is a great commentator, a theologian and a writer on philosophy and one who is said to have composed Kathākosa, Dhuttakkhănci, Munipaticarita, Yasodharacarita and Virnagadakathā.
The nucleus of Samarāiccacariya with the mark 'viraha' at the end seems to be traditional. "Cariya-Sangahani-gāhās' are given in this very work as v. 23-30 (pp. 7-8). In the beginning are mentioned the characteristics of the four types of narration including sankinnakaha. Kuvalayamála however defines sarkinnakahă in a different way. This is strange. The mention of Samarā iccacariya as Samaramiyankakahā in Kuvalayamālā is explained by Jinavijaya as Sanaramrgonkakatha in his Hindi article on the date of Haribhadra (p. 43 fn.); but I think, it means a narration marked with Samara (FR FRE, # a sandhi-consonant).
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the first comprising the text, intro., glossary, notes and Sauskita tippaņi and the second English translation and supplementary notes.
A palm-leat MS. of Samarážccacariya dated Sanivat 1299 is found in the Såntinātha bhandara at Cambay. This refers to B, H, Dosi's edition. There are quotations in verse, and they are introduced with the words “bhaniyam ca". Vide v. 48 & 70-80 of Bhava. I, and v. 199, 200 & 202 of Bhava II. Of them v, 70 tallies with Visesão (v.: 1195)& v. 77 with Vāsiyā VI, 14, In Upamitio we come across these very types.
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