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Jaina Grantha Bhandars in Rajasthån.
15. SANDES A RĀSA TIPPAŅA :
Sandeśa Rása is a famous work of Asabhramsa literature written by Abdul Rahmān, the only Muslim writer of Apabhraíśa. It is a work of 14th Century and was composed on the lines of Meghaduta of Kālıdāsa. A Samskrit Tippaņa (commentary) has been discovered in the Sāstra Bhandar of Terapanthi Jaina temple, Jaipur. This is one of the best Samskrit commentaries so far found in the inanuscript libraries of India. It clears all the doubts and gives an easy sense of the Apabhrarsa words The total number of the gāthās is 220 The manuscript is incomplete as the first three pages are missing. It was written in the year 1551 A. D.
16 PĀRSVA PURĀNA:--
This is an Apabhramsa work written by poet Radhu ( 15 th Century ). It describes the life of pārsvanātha written on the request of khema Sidhu. The Purāna is divided into 7 Sandhis, One manuscript copy of the year 1686 A. D. has been discovered in the Grantha Bhandar of Bolsīri temple Kotah.
इय सिरग्पिामरणाहपुराणे प्रायमपत्थस्स अस्थिसुरिग हारणे मिरि पडिय रयघू विरइए सिरि महामव्व खेत्रसाहणामकिए मिरि पासणाह रिणवारणकल्लाणवण्णणो णाम मप्तमो सधी परिछेऊ समत्तो । ७ । सधि । इति श्री पार्श्वनाथपुराण समाप्त । सवत् १७४३ वर्षे माघकृष्णचन्द्रवारे लिखित महानद पुष्कर मल्लात्मज पालवनिवासो ।
17. JAMBU SWAMI CARIU :-
(Samskrit commentary)
This is a Samskrit commentry on the famous Apabhramsa work Jambu Swami Cariu' of mahakavi Vira. It has been discovered in the Sāstra Bhandar of Jaisa temple Teră panthi, Jaipur. The manuscript was copied in Samvat 1565 ( 1508 A.D.) It is a good commentary which clears some difficult words. The commentary on the first Sandhi is written in detail in comparison to tbe other sandhis. It covers one third portion of the manuscript. From the commentary it appears that in the 13 th and the 14 th centuries, the Samskrit was used as medium for understanding the difficult words of Apabhramsa even.
