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Prakrit, Kuvalaramala of Udyotanasuri (Singni Jaina Series, Bombay, 1959), has been edited by Dr. A. N. Upadhye, who deserves credit for bringing to light many rare Prakrit works. This Kathi was composed at Jabalipura or modern Jhalor in Rajasthan in 779 A.D., and Acārya Jinavijayaji, under whose able guidance the Singai series has made marvellous contribution to Pribrit and Jaina studies, had given for the first time a critical analysis and evaluation of the same in a Gujarāti paper as early as 1927 in the Vasanta Rajata ahotsava Smaraka Grantha published to felicitate Dr. A. B. Dhruva on the Silver Jubilee of his monthly journal Vasanta. The volume under review is the first part of the Kavalayamālā consisting of the Prakrit text and various readings. The second part will be published later, and it will contain the Sanskrit rendering, Introduction and other accessories. The Jambucarita of Gugapala, composed cir. 6th century . D., has been edited by Jinavijagaji and published in the Singhi Series (Bombay, 1959).
Just ke longer Kathas the Jainas also composed Kathikogas or books of stories, in which the stories are either inserted within a frame-story in the manner familiar to Indian literature or they are just told one after another. Abhyanakamanikosa of Mexicandra with its commentary by Amadera (1134 A.D.) is a book of stories written for religious edification, and it has been edited by Mesi Puzgarijayaji under the auspices of the Prakrit Text Society from an only palm-leaf manuscript available at Cambay and a paper transcript of the same at Vijapur (S. Gujarat). It has been almost completely printed. It is a valamitous work having Granthagra of about 14,000 Sokas. The original text of Nemicaria is in Prakrit Gëthis, and though the commentary is mainly in Prikrit, it-cocasionally gires stories in Sanskrit and Apabhramta.
The Kathirai of Bhadravarasiri is a big Primrit work in prese, and Dr. U. P. Shah is editing for the Gaekwad's Oriental Series its historical portion dealing with the life of the Sthaviras of religions elders. The work was probably composed
