________________ NAYAKUMARACARIU Peculiarities of the MS. 1. Nasal 9 occurs four times as frequently as 77. 2. It shows a partiality for & in absolute forms such as fogolfa, zila, etc. and in the seventh-case-ending such as HZ, 470, etc. 3. It omits a number of lines that are found in MSS. D and E. 4. It bears glosses on the margin like B and D. About this gloss, more will be said in the sequel. MS. B. DE This MS. also belongs to the Balatkaragana Bhandara of Karamja. Leaves 136; size 11" x 5"; lines per page 7; letters per line about 28; margin right and left 13", top and bottom l". It has no original colophon and no date. At the end, in second hand, we read HERO4ja To Ho 114HRIST This Kumudacandra is probably the same as the one mentioned in A and Dharmacandra a co-disciple of Abhayacandra. If this is true, the MS. existed about 1729 A. D. It agress, almost throughout, with A in its readings and other peculiarities, and bears similar glosses. It is on very thin paper and is now fast wearing out. MS. C. This MS. belongs to the Tera panthi temple of Jaipur. Leaves 49; size 11" x 5"; lines per page vary from 12 to 14; letters in each line about 44; margin all round 1". It bears the following colophon : . संवत् 1558 वर्षे श्रावण सुदि 12 भौमे // // श्रीगोपाचलगढदुर्गे तोमरवंशे अश्वपति गजपति नरपति राज्यत्रयाधिपति महाराजाधिराज श्रीमानसिंघदेवाः तद्राज्यप्रवर्तमाने श्रीमूलसंघे बलात्कारगणे सरस्वतीगच्छे कुंदकुंदाचार्यान्वये भट्टारकश्रीप्रभाचन्द्रदेवाः तत्पट्टे भट्टारकश्रीपद्मनंदिदेवा भट्टारकश्रीशुभचंद्रदेवा भट्टारकश्रीजिनचंद्रदेवाः तदाम्नाये जैसवालान्वये साधु साचाइ भार्या करमा तत्पुत्र 4 ( family details ) एतेषां मध्ये द्योमा इदं नागकुमार पंचमी लिखापितं शानावरणीकर्म7978 NEFT SITAGTAT, etc. From this we learn that the MS. was completed on Tuesday, the 12th of the bright fortnight of Sravana, in Samvat 1558, equivalent to 1501 A.D., at Gopacala (Gwaliar), during the reign of Maharaja Manasimha of Tomara dynasty. It was written for a layman of the Jaisawala family which had, for its spiritual guidance, the following line of teachers - Mulasamgha, Balatkaragana, Sarasvatigaccha, Kundakundanvaya Prabhacandra Padmanandi Subhacandra Jinacandra It agrees with AB in the use of a and in the omission of a number of lines. * But in readings it generally agrees with E. It bears no notes on the margin. MS, D. This MS. also belongs to the Terapanthi temple of Jaipur. Leaves 71; size 111' X4"; lines per page 10; letters per line about 37, margin all round 1." It bears the following colophon : P.P.AC. Gunratnasuri M.S. Jun Gun Aaradhak Trust
