Mahanisiha Studies And Edition In Germany

Author(s): Chandrabhal Tripathi
Publisher: Chandrabhal Tripathi

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MAHĀNISĪHA STUDIES AND EDITION IN GERMANY
śri Punyavijayaji's introduction) (Cambay, samvat 1997), p.30-1, No.126.1, and p.401,No.145.1, which is mentioned by Deleu, MNSt.B,p.3.
12.3 Poona (= Pune), Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute 18 1. Siglum: P. Paper Ms., 56 Folia. For description etc. see Schubring, MNSt.A, p.3 (and plate: fasc. of one side each of three Poona Mss.); Hamm, MNSt.C,p.8; Deleu, MNSt.B, pp.3-4; and H.R.Kapadia, Cat.BhORI.17.2, pp.29-31, No.457 with copious citations 2. Siglum: p. Paper Ms., 74 Folia. dated20 (samvat 1566). For description etc. see Schubring, MNSt.A,p.3; Hamm, MNSt.C,p.8; Deleu, MNSt.B,pp.3-4; and Kapadia, Cat. BhORI.17.2,p.35, No.460. 3. Siglum: a. Paper Ms., 129 Folia, dated?' (samvat 1594). For description etc. see Schubring, MNSt.A,p.3; Hamm, MNSt.C,p.8; Deleu, MNSt.B,pp.3-4; and Kapadia, Cat. BHORI.17.2, pp.34-35, No.459. 4. The Ms. registered by Peterson in his 4th Report,p.49,No.1308 [of 1886-92], is now located in the BhORI (see our fn.18), see Kapadia, Cat.17.2, No.461. It was not available to scholars in Germany22.
18 There are now five Mss. of the MNA in the BhORI collection, as registered by H. R. Kapadia in his Cat.BhORI.17.2, pp.29-36, No.457-461; they are: (1) 165 of 1881-82, (2) 792 of 1892-95, (3) 178 of 1873-74, (4) 228 of 1871-72, (5) 1308 of 1886-92 respectively.
19 For the post-colophon remark in this Ms. see also Chandrabhāl Tripāțhi, Cat. Jaina Mss. Strasbourg (Leiden: Brill. Ind.Ber.5.1975), pp.191-192, #133.
20 The scribal remark runs : samvat 1566 varse caitra sudi 2 dine sri-Anahillapura-pattane (illegible letters) di-parivära-yutena sri-Mahānisitha-sūtram lekhayāmcakre CHA CHA // [different hand:) pam. Bhupativijaya-ni parata chail/
21 The remark about the date is: samvat 1594 varse mārgasirsa-māse prathama-pakse 10, śrimatKharatara-ga(c)che sri ("letters are gone, since a strip of paper is pasted here": Kapadia 1/1/).
22 It was, however, noticed by Professor Ernst Leumann (in his private copy of Peterson's 4th Report, which is now with me: CBT), and by Hamm, MNSt.C,p.8.