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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Prakrit and some of the modern Indian languages. The following nine versions are available in Sanskrit:
I The version of the Laghu-prabandha-sangraha.
[2] Vikramadityasya Pañcadaṇḍacchatra-prabandha by Pūrṇacandrasuri [early 15th cent. A D.]. This work in Sanskrit prose was edited by A. Weher on the basis of a manuscript preserved in the British Museum, London and was published in the Philosophical and Historical Annals of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin as early as 1877 A.D. Mss. of this work are available also at the Oriental Institute, Baroda, Sri Hemacandracārya Jaina Jñanamandira, Patana, the I.. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad and the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, The printed text does not bear the author's name, which, however, is supplied by the other Mss. It is throughout written in simple language and briel style. For our purpose C1 Ms. no. 2375 has been referred to. Mostly written in Prsthamairas, it consists of 8 folios; our story, however, ends in the middle of Folio no. 8".
[3] Vikrama-caritram of Upadhyaya Devamurti [c. V. S. 1471 1415 A.D. This is a Sanskrit Afahākavya of 14 Sargas, Sarga IV consisting of the Puncadaṇḍakathā. AMs, of this work is preserved as no. 6953 in Sri Hemacandrācārya Jaina Jñānamandira, På ta pa. Throughout written in the Anustubh metre, this work abounds in Figures of Speech and lengthy descriptions not lacking, of course, poetic merit.
[4] Vikramaditya-vikramacaritra-cariira by Subhaśīlaganin [V. S. 1490 1431 A.D. This Sanskrit Mahākāvya in 12 Sargas is edited by Pt. Bhagavandasa and published in two volumes in Sri Hemacandracārya Granthamālā, Ahmedabad in 1925 A.D. The 9th Sarga consists of the Pancadand acchatrakatha. It is written in simple but effective language. A Ms. of this work is available in the Oriental Institute, Baroda, its no, being 12407. For our purpose this Ms. is utilized. It comprises in all 340 folios; but our portion is narrated on folios 234 to 267°. The story is related bere in a brief way and long descriptions are inostly avoided.
[5] Pancadandacchatra-prabandha of an unknown author, in Sau-krit prose [ 15th cent. A.D.]. It is written in very simple Sanskrit prose. A Ms. of this work is preserved as no. 1732 in Sri Hemacaudrācārya Jaina Jñânamandira, Patapa.
[6] Another Pañcadaṇḍacchatra-prabandha of unknown anthorship, in Sanskrit prose [ 15th cent. A.D.]. A Ms. of this work is preserved as no, 1780 in Sri Hemacandracārya Jaina Joanamandira, Patana.
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