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9. 7a Fiat, See for the formation of Potential participles Hemacandra IV. 438. 9a su farafa a, the goats to be offered in sacrifices are and should be ga corn three years old. 13a fuafߊ, worship of the ir of the Jinas. This is clearly an anachronism unless we accept that Risaha means by it not himself but the Jinas of the past. To a Jain his religion has no beginning and there were Jinas in the past.
11. 86 fucquo fa 154, the four was or addictions, viz., woman, gambling, wine and hunting.
- 12. 1 एक्कंतरिउ मित्तु णिरंतरु सत्तु. In the मण्डल or द्वादशराजचक्र, the immediate neighbour is an enemy while the next one is a friend ( fatafta f#74, farar: TT:). The immediate neighbour is often in conflict with him because of the common boundary, while the next one is to be on good terms with him in order that both of them have the middle one as their common enemy. 86 अट्ठारहतित्थह, the eighteen तीर्थs are:
सेनापतिर्गणेकमन्त्रिपुरोहिताश्च वर्णा बलौघबलवत्तरदण्डनीथाः । श्रेष्ठीमहमहत्तर' इतश्च महाद्यमात्योऽ'मात्यो वदन्ति दश चाष्ट च तीर्थमार्याः ॥
- Marginal gloss in K. The वर्णs in the above list are ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य and शूद्र; the बलौष is the fourfold division of the army. viz., Erat, apa, ty and qrETA.
18. 6a En i. e., 3793 which is counted as a distinct language. Note the items which were taught to ladies in those days, or even in the days of the poet.
19. 1-2 77...afcunt 845 4 THT, O Lord, pair of whose lotuslike feet is washed by water dropped down from the gems in the coronet of Indra. 6a g ay pou # FET, who, other than yourself, will be our supporting pillar ?
20.5-11 Tesa etc.--This passage gives a long list of the names of the countries or different parts of the भारतवर्ष.
21. 3-5 aeg etc.-This passage gives the list of several types of towns, villages, cities etc., such as es, 753, 468, TEUT, Turue and targut.
___22. 4 घरि उच्छुरसु,-the race was named इक्ष्वाकु because its founder brought to his house the juice of suger-cane for drinking.
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[ One day, while prince Risaha was enjoying his royal fortune and was engrossed in it, Indra thought of reminding him of the mission that he was expected to fulfil on the earth, viz., the propagation of the Jain faith,
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