Life of Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Manilal Patel
Publisher: Singhi Jain Shastra Shiksha Pith Mumbai

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11. who among the lords of the earth, like the Valakhilyas, has not praised the feet of the sun-like king Durlabha, while vallowing (?) before the latter ?
Note: The kings are compared to the Vālakhilyas in order to suggest that they, like tho latter, are as dwarfs compared with Durlabha. The conjugation of lul- according to the sixth class does not agree with the rule given by Panini. In Hemacandra's Dlätupärliyay also, the verb is not found amongst those of the sixth class. Luladbhiḥ is probably either a scribal error for luthadbhiḥ, or else Hemacandra has made himself guilty of a Prakriticism.
12. Of a novel type was the sun of majesty of Mülarāja's offspring, for it does not tolerato the beauty of the day-lotuses, ( viz. ) the faces of the women of his onemios.
Note: Bhima I is probably meant by the offspring of Mūlarāja.
13. King Bhima became the husband of the earth as in making the Kuntal empiro loose, he loosened her hair-locks ( leuntala); as in suppressing the Madhyades'a he pressed the middle portion (modhyades's) of her body, (and) as in sporting in the land of Argas he enjoyed her body (anga).
Note: These victories of king Bhima are not mentioned in the Deyis'rayalavya; hence they may be poetic fictions invented for the sake of introducing figures of speech.
14. The dust which the army of Sri Bhima raised, increased the water-trons on the forehens of the enemy kings: o what a wonder!
15. Sri Bhima has now recast the Mahābhārata inasmuch as he has won Karna and (also ) Sindhurāja who was hard to be conquered in a battle.
Note: According to the Duyās'ryalevya, Bhima I defeated Karna, the king of Cedi or Dāhala, and Hammuka, the prince of Sindh: Indion Antiquary, vol. IV, pp. 114, 232. Bhima of the epic often conquered Karna : Mahabharata VII, 131, 133, 139. However the lattor was killed by Arjuna: Mahābhārata VIII, 1. The epic Sindhu prince Jayadratha also was killed by Arjuna: Mehābhārata VII, 146.
16. S'ri Bhimadeva, whose arm conquereil the kings who were hard to be fought against (re f igfa), and who took tribute (*) from the Codi prince, is indeed the Bhima, whoso arm, conquered Duryodhana and who seized the hands (FC) of the Cedi prince and who has come down in order to favour again the Moon race.
Note: The Caulukyas or Solari kis of Anhilvād belonged to the Moon race: see below verso 33 and the Duyās'rayakávya, possim. and the Pandavas were also the descendents of Pine.
17. Victorious is Sri Kamna who did not mind the strength of the 'gol with the five arrows', who generated wonder in the minds of best men, whose form possossel bright splendour and who, therefore, is like Karna who did not mind the strong (heroes ) with five arrows, who generated wonder in the heart of Purusottama, whose form possessed lovely splendour.
Note: In the Ratnamala (Jour. Bo. Br. R. A. S., vol. IX, p. 37) we road: "His (Bhima's) son Kams was of fair complexion." The beauty of the form of the epic Karna is described in the Mahābhārata, VIII, 91, 60-61. Purusottama or Krsna was Arjuna's charioteer in the fight against Karna. The five strong-of-the-arrow” are the five sons of Pandu. The assertion that king Karna despised the power of the Love-god is probably an unjustified piece of flattery. For in the Ratmalā. loc. cit., we read of him: "He was lustful."
18. (a) Without making a long stop in a camp, without interrupting the wind-like speed of the march, Siddharaja attained the capacity to enter the city of the enemy.
(b) Without much perseverence in the ascetic poistures, without interrupting the movement of respiration, Siddharāja attained the power of entering the body of other beings.