History of Canonical Literature of Jainas

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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COMPARISON AND EVALUATION
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deep mud. In the subsequent verse which really belongs to its Bhāsa, water which is as deep as half the thigh, is spoken of as sanghatta and one having a depth equal to that of a navel, leva
Stick – In Ohanijjutti (v. 730) measures of mis, famíg as and face are mentioned whereas in its v. 731-738, different kinds of the former are described.
Lullaby - Its specimen is given by śīlānka Sūri in his commentary (p. 1196) on Sūyagada (I, 4, 2, 17). It runs as under :
"सामिओ सि णगरस्य य णक्कउरस्य य हत्थकप्पगिरिपट्टणसीहपुरस्स य उण्णयस्य य निन्नरस य कुच्छिपुरस्य य कण्णकुज्जआयामुहसोरियपुरस्स य."
Amusements etc.—Veha, a kind of gambling is referred to in Süyagada (I, 9, 17) and gotthi (a club) in Nāyādhammakahā (XVI; s. 114). Several festivites are noted in Rāyapaseniyasutta (s. 54). 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 edited 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."
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1. See his intro. (p. ix) to Argas VIII and IX.
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