Mahanisiha Studies And Edition In Germany

Author(s): Chandrabhal Tripathi
Publisher: Chandrabhal Tripathi

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microfilms which were prepared by Professor W. Norman Brown and then supplied by Keshavlāl Premchand Mody of Ahmedabad to Hamburg. The Ms. is characterized by Deleu (p.5): "the superiority of c as to general trustworthiness" and "the Ms that bears the best character of accuracy". It ends on Fol. 220b with the beginning of a donor's praśasti (secunda manu); its text supplied by Hamm and Punyavijayaji is reproduced here: arham.
dharmmârtho 'pi na dharmmärthaḥ, kusthito 'pi na kusthitaḥ / şaddhāyatâhva-vamso") 'sti mahāścarya-nidhāna-bhūḥ 11[1A) tatrabhūn Nītidhāḥ śreșthi muktā-maņir ivójjvalah/ babhūva (sr]hini tasya Lakşmir guna-ganânvitā // 1 Va[r]ddhamāna-padâmbhoje varddhamāna-ratih sadā /
Anandakhyaḥ .. .. .. .. 16 samjāto nandanas tayoḥ // 2 I/II). 2. Siglum: C. Palm-leaf Ms., 238 Folia (or 239 Foll. in Cat.ŚBh.Cby). For description etc. see Peterson, 1st Rep.,p.(87), No.143; Hamm, MNSt.C.p.8; Deleu, MNSt.B,p.3; and Muni Punyavijaya, Cat.ŚBh.Cby,p.60, No.34. 3. Muni Punyavijaya records on pp.60-62, as No.35, a third palm-leaf Ms., dated samvat 1317, of the Cambay collection. It consists of 243 Folia and ends with a donor's verse in Prakrit followed by a remark in Sanskrit'?. This Ms. remained unused by Schubring, and others in Germany, although it was listed by Peterson, 1st Report,p.(87),No.142, and as such was surely known to them. 4. For these Cambay Mss. see also āco Vijayakumudasūri's Gujarāti Cat. śrī Khambhāt, śāntinātha prācīna tādapatrīya jaina jñānabhaņdāranų sūcipatra (with Muni
15 Compare the modern surname Khadāyatā which is frequent in Gujarat.
16 In this lacuna in Hamm's text, Muni Punyavijayaji reads: $resthah.
17 This interesting verse, already cited by Peterson (1st Report,p.(57), No.142), but not by Hamm, is followed by a remark in Sanskrit (missing in both, Peterson and Hamm); these are quoted by Muni śri Punyavijayaji (Cat.ŚBh.Cby.):
alhi-āminiseyattha putthiyā siri-Mahānisihassa /
Rūpala-susāviyae lihāviyā tera-sattarase 1317 // CHA // (Skt.:) fri-Rūpala-pustikā Mahānisitha-granthah // atra samcaye yathā Mahānisitho likhyate tathā vidhyeyam / yataḥ sā -Sādhārana etad-vişaye brhad-bhattārakair ādisto 'sti. ata etal-likhāpana-visaye 'sau protsāhaniyah II.