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THE CANONICAL EXEGETICAL LITERATURE
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Uttarajjhayananijjutti - This comprises about 600 verses. In v. 911 there is mention of Bhaddabāhu, in v. 97 that of Ajjarakkhiya and in v. 1042 that of Thūlabhadda with the honorific bhayavam. These are no doubt instances of anachronism; but they can be justified in the light of the remarks made on p. 159.
This Nijjutti deals with nikkevas of several words and gives synonyms, too. It mentions suvannabhūmi in v. 120 and Väsavadatta and Udayana in v. 148. Verses 165-178 supply us with information about 7 Nihnavas and v. 38 to 41 deal with various shapes and sizes - a mathematical topic. Verse 153 mentions 8 limbs of the body, and so does v. 189, whereas v. 190 mentions sub-limbs (upangas). Verses 198-200 deal with karanas-an astrological item, and v. 212-235 treat the subject of 17 kinds of death etc. Verses 146-148
tion the ingredients of the best scent-perfume and v. 151 those of an excellent wine. Verse 149 deals with the preparation of a pill, and v. 150 informs us about the diseases that can be cured by it. Verses 124, 126-128 and 130-134 have the same last foot viz. "GRI ROT371 42." From Vādivetāla śānti Sūri's commentary (p. 141a) on v. 142 it follows that Dasaveyaliyanijjutti is prior to this Nijjuttis.
Āyāranijjutti - This metrical composition contains about 350 verses. It extends up to the 4th Cūlā of Ayāra. It, too, supplies us with nikkevas of various words. Verses 18-27 deal with 7 vannas (castes) and 9 vannantaras etc., and v. 43-59 discuss 10 directions. Various living beings along varieties form the subject of v. 43-166. Therein the earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, vanassas, the mobile and the wind-bodied are treated in v. 71-79, 107-108, 117-118, 127-143, 152-155 and 165-166 respectively. Verses 228-231 are the pădapūrtis of "Housei a aqui 7 a f"? In v. 264 there is mention of
1-2 These are the Nos, according to D. L. J. P. F. Series No. 33. 3 T (v. 30), 37 (v. 142), 719 (v. 143), 31" (v. 144), 44137 (v. 179), u (v. 183),
14 (v. 208), 247 (v. 208), FARID (v. 237), 317 (v. 244), #fas (v. 250), 7 (v. 260), 5H (v. 280), E (v. 310), 74 (v. 310), 761 (v. 310), 4440 (v. 455), (v. 460), TA (v. 480) Eja (v. 487) 40 (v. 496), RU (v. 514), and fafe (v. 516) may be cited
as instances. 4. See v. 9, 64, 157 and 158. In v. 158 we have the synonyms of ahissä. 5. "qaçanel 7 apre cafcanftestolda freifingin sa datifeai" 6. 37TR (v. 5), 31 (v. 5), 59 (v. 18) Eu (v. 29), Hy (v. 36) full (v. 37), HUHT
(v. 38), FH (v. 40), yait (v. 69), (v. 216), fauna (v. 257), sfeer (v. 308),
etc, are some of them. 7. Cf. Śatārthika Somaprabha Sūri's Kumāravālapadiboha (1; p. 27).
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