Collected Research Papers in Prakrit and Jainology Vol 02

Author(s): Nalini Joshi
Publisher: University of Pune

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हक्कार-to call loudly, Mar.-हाकारणे ; ढिल्ल-Mar.-ढिला, Hindi- ढीलाढाला-probably short form of शिथिल । fufco ; , y, , caf, 7954, the are also peculiar desya words.
'बइल्ल-जण-संकुले गामे' is a phrase used for describing foolish and dull people of a particular village. The word बप्प for तात, जनक or पिता was quite in vogue. This word is used in the name बप्पभट्टि वाक्पतिराज is also बप्पइराअ in Prakrit.
The poet of Bappabhattikahā is very much expert in conveying his thought by using colloquial language and images.
i) अह गिहिखालजलं किं रुच्चइ रायहंसस्स ?
Does a royal swan like the water flowing from the gutter of a house ?
ii) बहुअरिणं न हुरिणं होइ When there is heavy burden of debt, at a stage, one feels that he is burdenless. i.e. he declares bankruptcy.
Gäthā No. 144, 147 and 148 are the best examples of hy
The vocabulary of Bappabhattikahā, contributed a lot to the Prakrit-English Comprehensive Dictionary of BORI. This point is enough to underline the importance of this Jaina Mahārāştri text.
Manuscriptology and Scholars of Prakrit and Jainaism in the Last Century
In the last century there is a glittering galaxy of Indian scholars in the field of Prakrit and Jainaism. Some of them came from Sramanic tradition, others from Pandit tradition and some of them are purely academicians. They edited literally hundreds of Jaina Prakrit and Sanskrit texts. At that time a methodological science of manuscripts was not developed. In the last two decades young scholars of Indology are attending seminars and conferences dedicated to Manuscriptology. The technical know-how of manuscripts is no doubt important but it is our duty to apply the methodology for editing unpublished mss. and that too with scholarly introduction, variant readings, translations and critical notes like our Purvasüris.
A Glimpse of Unedited Mss.
Here I am presenting a small list of unedited and unpublished mss. A Jaina scholar having specialization in Jaina literature would like to go through the list and edit few books of his interest in his life-time.
It is possible that some scholars might have edited some books mentioned in the following list. It is requested to the editors to send the copy of the book to the library of BORI.
[A] Caritas 1) d ata of famouf, Skt., composed before Sam. 1460, Gramthāgra 4709, Two mss. available at हेमचन्द्राचार्य जैन ज्ञानमंदिर, पाटण.