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MAHĀPURĀŅA
[VII. 21
21. 40 सोणंदेयहु, to the son of सुणन्दा, i. e. बाहुबलि सुणन्दा is the second wife
of रिसह 24.
26.
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76 जसवणंदउ, i. e., जसबई and सुणन्दा, the two wives of रिसह. 16 The passage gives the date of the fire
day of the dark half of Caitra with उत्तराषाढा नक्षत्र.
...VIII
[Risaha thereafter began to practise the life of a Jain monk and observe the rules of conduct prescribed for him. Nami and Vinami, sons of the kings of Kaccha and Mahakaccha and his brothers-in-law, came to him in. the forest, and after having greeted him, said that Risaha did not assign to them even a small portion of the earth when he divided it among his sons. Risaha, of course, as a monk, could not make any reply as he had completely dissociated himself from the affairs of the world. The king of snakes at this juncture felt a tremor and learnt by his safar how Risaha was placed in a difficult situation. He therefore came to him, saw Nami and Vinami standing before him and said to them that Risaha had told him (the king of snakes) before he (Risaha) renounced the worldly life, that when they would come to him and ask for a portion of earrh, the king of snakes should assign to them the southern and northern slopes, belonging to Vidyadharas, of the Vaitadhya mountain. The king of snakes then showed to them the various cities situated on the slopes, saved Risaha from the awkward situation and went home. ]
which is the ninth.
1. 96 मयसिमिर, मदस्य सैन्यानि T. I think that सिमिर comes form शिबिर, camp of the army, but is loosely used to designate army. 125 सुवइणी, con sisting of pure vows (faragt). 19 for ng etc.He stood, standing as if he was the path leading to heaven as also to emancipation (+).
2. 1-4 FT etc.-Those great warriors who took vows of asceticism simultaneously with Rishaha, were sinking () in a few days' time as they were unable to bear unpleasant contacts, were frightened by terrific. tigers, lions, and Sarabhas, and were over come by tortures of thirst and hunger.
6. 7b सालएहि, by his brothers-in-law. 9a पर तेण विमुक्कु घरत्थकम्मु, but he has left all activities of a householder. 12a fg, a handful of cooked rice.
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7. From line 6 to 20 note the दामयमक or श्रृंखलायमक. The sets of a large number of arts, constituting a kadavaka, is not rare in this work, although normally forms only its opening couplet. The passage describes the
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