Proceedings of the Seminar on Prakrit Studies 1973

Author(s): K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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opening words of the GS V. 91. The gātba may be corrected as follows:
केत्तिअमेत्तं होहिइ माए जोण्हा-जलं णह-सरम्मि ! जं चंद-पणालोज्झर-णिवह-पड़तं ण णिहाइ ॥
कियन्मानं भविष्यति मातः (१ सखि) ज्योत्स्नाजलं नभःसरसि ।।
[यच्चन्द्र-प्रणाल-निझर-निवह-पतन् न निस्तिष्ठति ॥ 4) [-Nisrstartha] Tasyah samagra--buddhi--gunayogat yatha-- (p. 917) हिअएाह किंपि तस्स etc. The verse, as it stands, presents difficulties. It could, however. be corrected in the light of an almost identical gātha quoted in the tenth chapter of the Kavyaprakasa to illustrate the figure "Aksepa".
एहि किं पि कीए वि कएण णिक्विव भणामि अलमहवा । अविआरिअकज्जारभआरिणी मरउ ण भणिस्सं ॥ [अयि एहि किमपि कस्या अपि कृते निष्कृप भणामि अलमथवा।] Lअविचारितकार्यारम्भकारिणी म्रियतां न भणिष्यामि ।।
This gathā is very much the same as the GS VII, 2 (with a few variant readings in the first half). 5) [Sandesadānam yatha.-)
(p.950) धूह तुम चिअ णिठण etc.
This verse is obviously corrupt with some letters missing in the fourth quarter. This verse, even in its corrupt form could easily be identified with the Vajjālagga, 413 and the GS II. 81. In the light of these two gatbas the verse could be restored as follows :
दुइ तुमं चिअ णिउणा कक्खडमउआइ जाणसे 'वोत्तु । कंडुइअपंडुरं जह ण होइ तह ते कुणिज्जासु ॥
दूति त्वमेव निपुणा कर्कशमृदुकानि (=मृदूनि ) जानासि वक्तुम् ।।
Lकण्डूयितपाण्डुरं यथा न भवति तथा त्वं कुर्याः ।। 1 कुसला (VL,Gs) 2 बोल्लु (GS) 3 करेज्जासु (GS) 6) Gamagama--cinta yathā ..
(p. 951)
The text here is, no doubt, corrupt but on a closer look it reveals its metrical character. It is not a prose passage although it is so presented in theprinted text. The first line very closely resembles the gatha (No 918) in Weber's edition, and keeping it in view it may be rewritten as follows:
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