Nayakumarchariu

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

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NAYAKUMARACARIU
Beg. नेमिं नमत्सुराधीशमुनीशमनघश्रियम् ।
नत्वा नागकुमारस्य वक्ष्ये संक्षेपतः कथाम् ॥
The author is probably identical with the author of the homonymous lexicography known as Viśvalocanakoṣa or Muktavalikoṣa (ed. Natharanga Gandhi, Bombay 1912).
5. Ramacandra Mumukṣu wrote Punyāśrava-katha-koṣa in Sanskrit verse. It contains fiftysix stories illustrative of the fruit of various religious fasts and practices amongst which is also to be found the story of Nagakumāra Kāmadeva, which is in substantial agreement with our story. MSS. of this work are found at several places. A Hindi prose translation of the work is published (trans. by Nathuram Premi, Bombay 1907).
6. Candrasagara Brahmacari is said to have written Nagakumara-satpadi in mixed Sanskrt and Kanarese, six thousand slokas in extent (JG 79).
7. Jina Muni is said to have written Nagakumaraṣatpadi in Sanskṛt with a commentary in Kanyakubja Bhāṣā (JG 98).
8. Dharmadhara is said to have written Nagakumara-katha (JG 137).
9. Mallibhusana Bhaṭṭāraka is said to have written Nagakumara-carita about Samvat 1510. He is also said to be the author of Bhairava-Padmavati-Kalpa, Patrakesari-katha, Sripalacarita and Sajjanacittavallabha (JG 215).
10. Mallisena is said to have written Nagakumāracarita in Kanarese. A MS. of this work, consisting of fifteen palm-leaves, is deposited in the JainaSiddhanta-Bhavana, Arrah (JSA 378). The work is said to be one thousand slokas in extent. This author is probably identical with No. 3 above, who is said to be Ubhaya-bhāṣa-cakravarti i. e. master of two languages, probably Sanskrit and
Kanarese.
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11. Bahubali Kavirajahamsa wrote Nagakumara-carita in Kanarese. MS. of the work consisting of sixtytwo palm-leaves is deposited in the Jaina Siddhanta-Bhavana, Arrah (JSA 379).
12. Ratnakara Kavi wrote Nagakumara-carta in Kanarese. A MS. of this work, consisting of 126 palm-leaves, is deposited in the Jaina-SiddhantaBhavana, Arrah (JSA 380).
13. There is a Nagakumarakavya in Tamil (SIJ p. 103).
14. Nathamala Vilala wrote Nagakumara-caritu in Hindi verse. He is said to have lived at Bharatapur and written about Samvat 1834 = 1777 A. D. He is credited with the authorship of four other works. Jinagunavilasa, Siddhantasara, Jivandhara-carita and Jambusvami-carita. (JG 7; HJSI p. 80.)
15. Gopilal wrote Nagakumara-carita in Hindi verse. He is credited with the authorship of two other works (JG 22).
16. Udayalal Kaśliwala translated the work of Mallisena in Hindi prose (pub. Bombay, 1913).
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