Jain Journal 1980 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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nam as follows: abbhuggaya-sukaya-vara-veiya-torana-vara-raiyasalabhanjiyayam. (Ray., op. cit., p. 94)
This Vedha, as printed in the edition of Pt. Becardas, appears to be disturbed from the point of view of this metre. I therefore would suggest, instead the following reading : abbhuggaya-va (ya)ra18-veiyasukaya-torana-vara-raiya-salabhanjiyayam (Vedha of nine ganas).
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Translation : '(An entertainment pavilion) with high vajra railings well constructed gateways, and branch bending women most artistically arranged (on them, i.e. on the gateways).'
The last part of the Vedha torana-vara-raiya-salabhanjiyayam with raiya=Skt. racita reminds us at once of similar expression in Asvaghosa's Buddhacarita V.52 at the end...racita toranasalabhanjikeva quoted by me on p. 149 of this article. Our AMg. passage confirm's Cowell's genius in emending mala into sala in the Buddhacarita passage.
In the yarnakas referring to description of the gates of the following Vedha is included : nana-mani-rayana-vala-ruvaya-lilatthiya-salabhanjiyaya*. (Ray., op. cit. p. 159)
Translation : '(The gates were decorated) with different precious stones, silver, and carvings of leogriffs and branch bending women in a sportive pose.'
The frequent occurrences of the term salabhanjia in the archaic Vedha metre of AMg. texts permits us to attribute to it a considerable degree of antiquity, which may take us to the last two centuries of the pre-Christian era.
In this context turning back to Pāņini, VI, 2, 74 : pracam kridayam and to the explaining Kāśikā : uddalaka-puspabhanjika, viranapuspapracayika, salabhanjika, talabhanjika.
Thieme's remarks : 'There is no likelihood whatever that the authors of the Kāśikā (seventh century A.D.) knew more than Katyayana or Patanjali', (quoted by me, Note 7), is not applicable here, as the text of Patanjali does not contain any of the above mentioned terms of the Kāśikā with the exception of puspabhanjika, occurring in the Mahabhâsya.19