Book Title: Prakrit Dhammapada
Author(s): Benimadhab Barua, Sailendranath Mitra
Publisher: Satguru Publications

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.orgAcharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 196 ) is there in so brief a thing ?” The idea of rejoicing can very well be associated with komärkni. Supposing that the reading akumulann is on the whole correct and that it has reference to fishes, it miglit be slightly altered into ukumnjana and ecuated with a Páli okā ummujjanam, jamping out of water' (cf. Suppārakajātaka No. 463, Fausböll, IV. p. 139; macchā .... urake immujjanimujjan karonti). 9 ye vudha' ye yu dahara ye ca majhima poruşa anupa ?... ...(lapaka va banana)s o (C"o, 7) For the first half, cf. Vessantarajätaka, No. 547 (Fausböll, VI. p. 572), first line of verse 642 : Ye ca vuddha ye ca dahara ye ca majjhimaporisă Jam eva apajiveyyam, tatiy' etarn varaın vara. and Dagarathajātaka, No. 461 (Fansbüll, IV. p. 127) :-- Dahari ca hi vuddhå ca ye båla ye ca pandita Addhá c'eva dalidda ca sabbe maccuparāyana. (Fausböll, IV. Cf. Ayogharajataka, No. 510 p. 445) : Damapphalan' eva patanti mănari Dahară ca vuddha ca sarirabheda Nariyo nari majjhimaporisă ca. 1. M. Senart reads hu dhayeyu, of which the first letter is written in such & way an to warily warrant a reading vu. In adjusting the reading of the fint pada we have the advantage of the Pali parallels, which M. Senart could not discover. · Frag. O. XXIIITO,--not adjusted by K. Senart, who reads lapnilharqbanana, We have reason to change his pable into paka from & comparison with kije which he reall incorrectly as bhaje (see v. 4 supra). For the last quarter-verse M. Senart han sa nica mamnato bhayo o (nee Cvo, 7, p. 72), but A carefn! examination of the shape and position of the fragment makes it clear that it bts into the main plate only when it is pushod a litlle below and thrust into the nuxt line, i.e., Cvo, 8-an arrangement which is established beyond doubt by the fact that there is an exact Pali counterpart to the Prakrit verse thua adjusted (q. r. nniler v. 10 infra p. 198). Accordingly, the nfurusaid quarter. verre hne leon shifted to the line-end of v. 10, and the gap than caused is illed by tmg C. XXIIVO with sufficient roagon or. our aide. For Private And Personal

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