Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics Part 02

Author(s): V M Kulkarni
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
Some words from the two lines, presented as one verse by the editors, when properly re-arranged, make the second hemistich of a găthā which we come across in Lilavai (Gatha No. 1091):
पचूस-गय-वरुम्मूलियाएँ उड्डीण-ससि-विहंगाए। धवलाई गलंति णिसा-लयाएँ णक्खत्त-कुसुमाइं ॥ (प्रत्यूषगजवरोन्मूलिताया उड्डीन-शशि-विहङ्गायाः । धवलानि गलन्ति निशालताया नक्षत्रकुसुमानि ।।)
In dhavalāim galetti, 'galetti' is obviously a scribal error or misreading of galarti on the part of the editors. Dr. Upadhye, the editor of Līlāvai, says in a foot-note to this gatha : "This gatha is not given by B, but is found only in PJ" (p.164.fn.2). In his Notes on this gāthā (p.372) Dr. Upadhye observes: “This is a beautiful gāthā describing the morning scene and quite independent by itself”. We find that Hemacandra has quoted this to illustrate that 'e' (and 'o') could be short at the end of a pada (छन्दो p. la. Bombay 1912):
एदोतौ पदान्ते प्राकृते हस्वौ वा । पदान्ते वर्तमानावेकोरौकरौ प्राकृत-भाषायां ह्रस्वी वा भवतः । यथा - पचूसगयवरुम्मूलिआए उड्डीणससिविहंगाए ।
धवलाई गलंति निसालयाए नक्खत्तकुसुमाइ ।। ..., उअ ओ (-पो) मरायमरगयसंवलिआ णहयलाउ ओयरइ ।
णहसिरिकंठभट्ठ व्व कंठिआ कीररीछोला (= ०ली) || . हिं इत्येतयोर्हस्वत्वं शब्दानुशासने निर्णीतमिति नेहोच्यते ।
The second quotation 'Ua' etc. comes from the GS (1.75) but the first is not traced there. This gāthā, with its second line read somewhat differently, is found included in the Surasumdari-cariya III.245, where it stands thus :
पचूसगयवरुम्मूलियाए उड्डीणससिविहंगाए । रयणिलयाए गलंति व कुसुमाइ तारयनिहेण ||"
Now a close look at the second gāthā reveals that it contains the two words "nahayalau oyarai" which correspond to “nahaalao osarai" of the medley text of Ratnesvara's Commentary on SK. Still the two padas "dhavalehim ananjana" from Ratneśvara's text remain untraced. But the whole riddle of this medley passage is solved when we turn to Svayambucchandah. Its gāthădividhi reads: हिआरो बिंदुजुओ पावसाणम्मि लहू । छइल्लाण जहा - (हिकारो बिन्दुयुत: पदावसाने लघु: । छइलस्य (? विदग्धस्य) यथा -) धवलेहिं अणंजणसामलेंहिं पेरंततणुअतणुएहिं ।
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