Nayadhamma Kahao

Author(s): N V Vaidya
Publisher: N V Vaidya

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INTRODUCTION
The present edition of Nāyādhammakahão is based on the following five manuscripts from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute :
C. No. 124
32
1869 70
SIZE.-10" by 43". EXTENT.-155 Folios, 13 lines to a page (sometimes 15 lines ) ; 40 to 45 letters to a line.
DESCRIPTION. Country paper thick and grey ish, Devanāgarī characters with पृष्ठमात्राs; big, legible and good hand-writing ; condition on the whole good ; complete; extent 5500 slokas. AGE.-Old.
BEGINS. — Fol. 15 श्रीजिनाय नमः ॥ तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं चंपा नामं नयरी होत्था । वन्नओ । तीसे णं चंपाए नयरीए etc.
ENDS.—Fol. 1556 सव्वदुक्खाण ( णं ) अंत ( तं ) काहीति ॥ एवं खलु जंबू निक्खेवगो ॥ दसमस्स वग्गस्स दसमो वग्गो सम्मत्तो ॥ छ ॥ १० एवं खलु जंबू समणेणं भगवया महावीरेणं आयगरेणं ( तित्थगरेणं) सय (यं ) स ( सं ) बुद्धेणं पुरिसोत्तमेणं पुरिससीहेणं जाव संपत्तेणं धम्मकहाणं अयमट्टे पन्नत्ते ॥ धम्मकहासूर्य ( कू ) खधो समत्तो दसहिं वग्गेहि नायाधम्मकहाउ समत्ता ॥ छ ॥ इति श्रीज्ञाताधर्मकथा समाप्ता ॥ १५००
193 1871-72
D. No. 126
SIZE — 93 in. by 48 in. EXTENT – 103 + 1 = 104 folios; 15 lines to a page; 60 letters to a line.
DESCRIPTION. - Country paper rough, tough and greyish; Devanagari characters with occasional 984; small, legible and very fair hand-writing; complete ; extent 5750 slokas. AGE.—Samvat 1625.
BEGINS. — Fol. 10 तेणं कालेणं तेणं समएणं चंपा etc.
ENDS.—Fol. 103" सव्वदुक्खाण etc., upto धम्मकहाओ as in No. 124 followed by सम्मत्ताउ । छ। इति श्रीज्ञाताधर्मकथांगसूत्र समाप्तः ॥ छ etc. ग्रंथाग्रं श्लोकसंख्या ५७५० ॥ छ ॥ संवत् १६२५ वर्षे श्रावणमासे शुक्लपक्षे सप्तमीदिने शुक्रवासरे ' सारंगपुर ' नगरे पटनार्थ पंडितश्री श्रुतनिधानस्य ॥ छ etc.