Jain Journal 1985 01

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

Page 38

JANUARY, 1.985
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getting an opportunity of spreading the perfume), they (who are vāsicandana-kalpāh) consider the evil-doer their benefactor. Then quoting an apophthegm, it is said, “He who is doing my evil is, in reality, benefitting me, like curing a man by causing bleeding etc. (during a surgical operation).”
Şecondly, kalpa is explained as cheda i.e. cutting. The whole phrase is explained thus : They who act beneficially towards the evil-doer like sandalwood on being cut by the adze. Again, another maxim is quoted. “Though the evil-doers do evil, the greatmen benefit them; though being cut by an adze, the sandalwood perfumes it.”
Thirdly, kalpa is interpreted as ācāra i.e. activity. Here vāsicandana-kalpāh means they whose activity is like that of sandalwood towards the adze.
Lastly, the kalpa is interpreted as a synonymous of tulya i.e. similar; the whole phrase denoting, they who are like sandalwood towards the adze.
Thus the meaning of the phrase is made clear.
In the above quotation the word kalpa is interpreted variously, all the same, the meaning of the whole phrase practically remains unaltered. The interpretation is made by the commentators here is identical to the Abhayadeva Suri's interpretation quoted before. However, the word vāsī is understood to denote the adze throughout.
The commentators, who have elucidated the Jaina canonical literature in vernacular languages such as Hindi, Rajasthani, Gujrati, have almost unanimously made the same interpretation as has been made in Jambūdvipa Prajñapti.
We quote here some of the important commentators :
The fourth Pontiff of Terapanth Srimad Jayācarya53 in his poetical translation of Uttarādhyayana Sūtra in Rajasthani explains the phrase thus : 54
53 Jayacarya (V.S. 1860-1938) was a great scholar of Jaina canonical literature who
translated poetically in verse) several such canons including Bhagvati Sutra. 54 koik vasaulai karine chedai koik candane lipai/ e bihun upar bhava sarikha raga ru dvesa sujipail|
-Uttaradhyayana ki Joda, 19/92