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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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and unhonoured. certainly received well the two messengers who were formerly sent to him. Third time he also paid the messenger in the same coin. This indirectly means that he has whole -heartedly embraced the chellange thrown by afora.
Page 25. तं सेयं खलु, देवाणुप्पिया अम्हं चेडगस्प रन्नो जत्तं ff, it is good, oh you beloved of gods, if we march agaist (declare war against). The आगमोदयसमिति edition has जुत्तं for जत्तं but it is not correct as it yields no sense. The reading a is accepted by श्रीचंन्द्रसूरि in his commentary. कूणिय succeeded in exciting sympathy in his ten brothers. af far, it simply. means here the pre-eminent elephent. It was called (fit to be bathed) as it was bathed, unlike other elephants, before starting for war. This was the very elephant used always by the king whenever he wanted to have a ride. It is called - because his coronation (af) also takes place along with the king's.
Page 26. Two words सुभेद्दि वसीहिं and नाइवि गिठे हिं अन्तरावासे हि are to be distingnished here. वमही really means pavilions or some such things designed to serve as temporary dwelling places अन्तरावास really means a short halt or a stay before a long stay (na). These halts were not protracted
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