Desinammala

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, R Pischel
Publisher: Department Public Instruction Bombay

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Introduction
(to the second edition) For the present edition of the Dešināmamülü, seven Msg. of the work have been kindly placed at my disposal by the authorities of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona City. One of these is an index to the words in the Deśīnāmamālā arranged according to the number of syllables in them. Words containing two syllables are first given in the order in which they are found in the work, then of three syllables, and so on, ending with the four words containing eight syllables each. No attempt is made to arrange the words in further alphabetical order. The Ms. begins :
॥६०॥ श्री वीतरागाय नमः ॥ अर्ह ॥ श्रीहेमचंद्रसूर्युक्तदेश्यशब्दसमुच्चयात् । अकारायादयः शब्दा लिख्यते द्विस्वरादिकाः । १ । ओदीदूदेदनुस्वाराचं तत्र स्यादियोगतः । शब्दानामक्षरराधिक्यमपि कपत्ययादिह । २ । अथ द्विस्वराः । अज्जो जिनः । गौरीति आ-- and ends :
श्रीहेमसूरेरभिधानकोशाद्देश्यात्पदान्यर्थसमन्वितानि । उद्धृत्य वर्णक्रमतोऽखिलानि लिलेष सूरिर्विमलाभिधानः ॥ १ ॥ बाधजाड्यतमश्छन्नान् ग्रंथांतरगृहस्थितान् । अनेन देश्यदीपेन पश्यत्वर्थान् जनाः स्फुटान् ॥ २॥ ॥ ग्रंथाग्रं १२०० ॥
It contains 18 foll. and is numbered 857 of 1886–92. It is a very recent copy and full of mistakes. It was of no practical use for the edition. Of the remaining Mss., two (Nos. 724 of 1875-76 and 281 of 1880-81) happened to be those used in the first edition, marked B and E, respectively, therein. A third (No. 159 of 1881-82 ) was the original of the Ms. marked in the first edition. It was described by Dr G. Bühler in his first notice of the Deśīnūmamūlū in the Indian Antiquary ( vol. ii. p. 17 ff. 1874). The remaining three Mss., described below, have been utilized for the present edition.
X. - A very carelessly written Ms. of the text and commentary. Complete. No. 856 of 1886-92, foll. 45 but actully 44, nos. 14 and 15 being marked on the same folio. The copyist is not well-versed in reading Jaina Mss., the characters peculiar to these being very often misread and in some places left blank. It has also considerable omissions in several places. It is not dated but contains some numerical figures at the end which are not clear. Ho 9 and go 93 which is struck off and To 9c (?) is added. It is closely related to C of the first edition.
Y. - A complete Ms. of the text alone. No. 397 of 1895-98, foll. 21. This is a very carefully written Ms. with very few mistakes. It sometimes confuses the letters 7, 7 and a, 3 and 311, and 7 and 2, but generally spells words correctly. It contains marginal notes, being the Sanskrit renderings of the meanings of some deśī words. It is dated Samvat 1636,