Ardha Magadhi Reader

Author(s): B D Jain
Publisher: Shri Satguru Publications

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Extent of the Amgas.
Name of the Amga.
syllables Number of granthas
each) as counted by scribes and recorded at the end of
32 most MBs.* (of
each Number of words
Lufa) in Amga counting 12 words in & grantha on the average.
SamavaTraditional number
of words in each Amga as recorded yamga or Nandi..
the in
2,554
30,648
27,600
2,300 3,750
18,000 36,000 72,000 144,000
45,000
1,607
19,284
15,750
189,000
288,000
1. Ayáramga 2. Súyagadamga .. 3. Tháuan go .. | 4. Samaváyamga .. 5. Viváhapannatti .. 6. Náyádhammakahá 7. Uvásagadasáo . 8. Aatagadadaséo 9. Aguttarovaváiya. 10. Panhávágaranáim 11. Vivágasuya ..
5,375
576,000
61,500 9,744
812
1,152,000
890
10,680
2,304,000
192
4,608,000
2,304 15,600
1,300
9,216,000
1,316
15,792
*This number called dugu (written as turg or even ) varies in MSS. For instance Weber's Catalogue of Royal Library at Berlin Vol. II, part 2, p. 534 gives gramthágram for MSS, of the Vivágsuya as under :
MS. No. 1819 gramthagram=1250. „ „ 1820
=1216.
=1280. Nandi gives 84,000 words for this Amga.
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