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7. Arifes is perhaps spries, as in Jacobi. The mistake probably arises on account of the similar appearance of and in the mss.
9. Sensite together.
XVI People get to the tops of their houses and do not know what to do. Dhaņavai prepares to fight, when messengers come and announce the critical position of the army.
1. Afferfor one word.
10. aftig for afin. a and are similar in appearance in Jaiu mass and may be mistaken.
12. 9*3 for T93. • XVII How the king himself assists Bhavisa, who, with the kings of Paucāla, Matsya and Kaccha, rushes into the fray,
9. पंचालमिच्छ etc. Read पंचालमच्छ etc. 10. पिहुमइ for पाहुमइ. That is the name of the warrior.
11. परजिवि can not be connected with परज-Sk. पराजि. The kings are only putting the strings to their bows.
XVIII A hand to hand fight between Bhavisa and Poyaṇavai's son in which the latter is discomfited.
8. gafe for groft
XIX How, when the prince is taken alive, the whole army automatically ceases to fight and victory crowns Bhavisatta.
1. i qas-to be connected with stanie-when the Prince (i, e. Poyanavai's son) was taken alive by Bhavisa.' Figfas is absurd.
4. Jacobi reads as for , which however makes no sense.
9 to 14 describe how the enemy with his paraphernalia and without his glory, is led like a robber-chief into the city.
17. These words are to be understood as coming from the prince of Poyaņapura.
Jacobi reads æfa fastes, which does not make much difference.
XX This is the poet's peroration. He admonishes us not to be proud, for rise and fall come even to the greatest. He illustrates by giving the story of Bāhuvali, the son of the 1st Tīrthaņkara.
2. Read खणपरियत्त विसमसमसंकुल गइ संसारधम्महो-The way of the Samsara has sudden changes, and is full of ups and downs,. Jacobi's edition also shows equally bad splitting up.
4. Jacobi's F9-19-atychly does not make good sense. The attribute mentions the height, which the Jainas always measure in bows e. g.qyesfaas above. Sk. a TVETAT:
7. Read farfo with Jacobi. 10. Herfer-Spreita (sic mise tausta:) 12. HTAGET for HTHAT.
