Book Title: Nayakumarchariu
Author(s): Pushpadant, Hiralal Jain
Publisher: Balatkaragana Jain Publication Society

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________________ NOTES 10. 14. It would be better to read 23 JUTHÌhaa-' there was a concurrence of shyness and infatuation.' 11. 9 af -67; or it may be taken as it ca and joined with ýsite. 12. 5-6 The diceboard (HiT) is compared to the sky, the bet 19T) to the moon, and the conch shells( PENIS ) to the stars. 12. 12 & UTT. The coins so called became current in India during the early centuries of the Christian era. The name occurs in the Nārada Smrti. They were current in Kashmir and Gujrat during the 8th century. It is probably the same as Greek denarius ( IP. 165-166 ; HMHI. Vol. II p. 215-257.) 13. 3 His conch shall, used for throw as dice ) would shine well, but ours would not come (i. e. to the desired position ) but would stop short, Oh lord' or «would stop just when about to come '; if we read pidid **. The idea would be clear to those acquainted with the game of dice. 13. 15-16 Wealth is difficult to obtain, to women, the fools, the weak and the helpless, but (is easy) to noble persons; a man of qualities is good.' We have to supply some such word as ook after 3774HUT to complete the sense, 14. 3-5 We have here a number of similes based upon paronomasia. aj 1 0(1) with a curved mouth, (2) with a frowning face. #6 --(1) whip (2) touch-stone. (1) briddle, (2) Kusha grass. ण र स म ज ण णु-नरश्रमजनन. TTO -(1) Saturn, (2) Yama,(3) Karna. In the last case at would mean Arjuna. FET UT #59 etc. 'Eating gram and so appearing like the hand of Laksmaņa that slew the lord of Lankā'. (लंकाया ईश्वरो रावणः लंकानां वा नू पुराणां ईश्वरः चणकः (टि.) Acc. to the Jaina Padmapurāņa Rāvaņa met his death at the hands of Laksmana. 59-(1) speed (2) a kind of grain (Yava). 15. 6. ' Thinking so, he built a separate mansion and pave it to Nāgakumāra (Jhasakeu). 15. 8 am IC-ture is a capital of four hundred villages, see Yasodhara's commentary on Kāma sutra, P. 44. 'नगरमष्टशतग्रामीमध्ये तद्व्यवहारस्थानम् । पत्तनं यत्र राजधानी स्थिता । खटं द्विशतनामीमध्ये । चतुःशतग्रामीमध्ये द्रोणमुखं नाम खर्वटान्महद्भवति ।' 'द्रोणारव्यं सिन्धुवेलाजलंधिवेलावलयितम् । टि. 15.11 ° 'broke up settlements of cattle '. - 884 - For Private & Personal Use Only Jain Education International www.jainelibrary.org

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