Jain Journal 1996 04

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

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BANERJEE : ŞAȚKHAŅDĀGAMA AND SAURASENI
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to Śau. Hemacandra in his Pkt. grammar has mentioned some of them. e.g.
hanje cețyāhvāne (IV. 281).
In Śau. (as used in the Skt. dramas) hanje is used in calling a maid-servant (ceți). e.g. hañje cadurike.
As it is generally used in Skt. dramas, its usage in the Şațkhandāgama is not as such possible.
himāṇahe vismaya-nirvede (IV. 282)
In Sau. the word himānahe is used in order to indicate a surprise or dejection. e.g. himāṇahe jīvanta-vacchā me jaņaņi (in surprise); himāṇahe palissantā hage edena niyabidhiņo duvva vasideņa (in dejection).
ammahe harșe (IV. 284)
In Śau. the word ammahe is used in the sense of delight. e.g. ammahe eāe summilāe supaligaļhido bhavam.
hi hi vidūşakasya (IV. 285)
In Sau. in order to indicate the delight of the Vidūşaka the particle hihi is used, e.g. hihi bho sampannā manoradhā piya-vayassassa.
In these two above cases it is seen that the examples of these two sūtras can only be found in the Skt. dramas. Naturally it is difficult to get any example of these sūtras from the Satkhaņdāgama.
In the end we may say that the above analysis has given us this impression that whether the language of the Şațkhandāgama is Śauraseni or not, it is mixed up with other Prakrit dialects, and this is also said by Hiralal Jain in the Introduction to his edition of the Şațkhaņdāgama: "The present work (i.e. Şațkhaņdāgama) consists of the original sūtras, the commentary of Virasena called Dhavalā and the various quotations given by the commentator from writings of his predecessors. The language of the sūtras is Prakrit and so also of the most of the quoted Gāthās. The prose of Virasena is Prakrit alternating with Sanskrit. In the present portion Sanskrit predominates, being three times as much as Prakrit. This condition of the whole text clearly reflects the comparative position of Prakrit and Sanskrit in the Digambara Jain literature of the south. The most ancient literature was all in Prakrit as shown by the sūtras and their first reputed commentary Parikarma as well as all the other works of Kundakunda,