Book Title: Canonical Literature Of Jainas
Author(s): H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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________________ VII] COMPARISON AND EVALUATION 231 thigh, is spoken of as sanghatta and one having a depth equal to that of a navel, leva. Stick-In Ohanijutti ( v. 730 ) measures of afs, faal, de and fašs are mentioned whereas in its v. 731-735, different kinds of the former are described. Lullaby-Its specimen is given by Silāüka Sūri in his com. (p. 119') on Suyagada (I, 4, 2, 17). It runs as under: "सामिओ सि णगरस्य य णकउरस्य य हत्थकप्पगिरिपट्टणसीहपुरस्स य उण्णयस्य य निन्नस्य य कुच्छिपुरस्य य कण्णकुज्जआयामुहसोरियपुरस्स य." In the end I may say that it is possible to multiply instances in support of what I have said here, and that comprehensive intellects can throw ample light even in other directions than those I have aimed at. So I end this topic and this work, too, by reproducing the words of Dr. Barnett: "Some day when the whole of the Jaina scriptures will have been critically udited and their contents lexically tabulated, together with their ancient glosses, they will throw many lights on the dark places of ancient and modern Indian languages and literature. "I 1 See his intro. (p. ix ) to Aigas Vili and IX.

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