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Dr. K. R. Chandra
(4) 10 c/d Alsdorf offers the following readings : Evas vivegamādāya / saṁvāso na kappaye daviye.
This pāda has 29 mātrās only. If 'ādāya' is changed to 'ādāye' then the fourth gana has four mātrā instead of three and the 30th mātrās is restored. Ādāye' the absolutive form is more popular in Ardhamāgadhi.
This critical analysis reveals that still the text needs revision and the claim of Dr. Alsdorf that he is offering revised text removing the deficiencies and corruptions as regards the metrical regularity can not be admitted wholly.
With regards for and respect to the late Professor, I have to say that how could not all these discrepancies and deficiencies attract his attention.
*Ex. Head, Department of Prakrit
Gujarat University,
Ahmedabad.
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