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 ( 203 ) loj satil eki na disati pratu ditho" bahojano pratu eki na disati sati (litha baliojano o (C, 12) Cf. Dasarathajátaka, No. 461 † (Fausböll, IV. p. 127), and Mūgapakkhajūtaka, No. 538 (ibid, p. 28) : Sãynm eke na diasanti păto ditthā bahujjanā, Păto eke na distanti sāyam ditthā bahujjanā. Cf. Udāvav., ch. 1. ("Impermanency'), v. 7 : - One sees many men in the forenoon, some of whom one will not see in the afternoon; one sees many men in the afternoon, some of whom one will not see in the (next) forenoon. Sati stands for xai (= Pāli and Sk. sayo, cf. nai= medy vit, Apramadav., vv. 245). The las intervened through False Analogy with disati. For the first o in bahojano, see pornga (v. 9. supra) = Pāli porisā (also purisā). The Prakrit o can also be explained as having been lengtheued from u to make up for the loss of a j in the Pali jj following 16 tatra ko vispasi macu daharositi jivit. ....?vi miyati nara nari ca ekada 0 (Cro, 13) Cf. Mūgapakkhajītuka, No. 538 (Faushöll, VI. p. 90): Daharapi hi miyanti nară ca atha nāriyo, Tattha ko vissise poso dlalaro 'mhiti jivite. M. Senart enys that sui would do well, Ditho has n variant ditha in the accond line. 3 M. Scnart reeds dhiti, which is clearly a nistake for witi (umfti). In Kharoşthi tho lotters ah and *, being very much alike, have produced many a confusion of reading and writing, cf. wiasuru formadurait (I. B, 11, pp. 28-29). For Private And Personal

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