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Rishibhashit : A Study
These verses can certainly be the initial verses of some Niryukti or an explanatory work on Isibhasiyaim (Rishibhashit). However, these two verses are also believed to be the begining verses of the appendix of Rishibhashit.
Similarly, the following two verses from Rishimandal about Narad also appear to be a brief detail of the Narad chapter of Rishibhashit :
सुच्चा जिणिदवयणं, सच्चं सोयं ति पणिो हरिणा। कि सच्चं ति पवत्तो चिन्ततो जायजाइसरो ॥ संबुद्वो जो पढम, अज्झयणं सच्चमेव पनवई । कुच्छुल्लानारयरिसिं, तं वंदे सुगइमणुपत्तं ।।
इसिमन्डल ४२, ४३
If we compare these two verses with the following verse of Sutrakritang-Niryukti, the similarity in style would be self evident. The verse under reference from Sutrakritang-Niryukti is as follows:
अद्दपुरे अहसुतो नामेणं अद्दयो त्ति अणगारो । तत्तो समुट्ठियमिणं अज्झयणं अद्दइज्जं ति ।।
-सूत्रकृतांग नियुक्ति-१८७ Similarly the following verses of Rishimandal and SutrakritangNiryukti convey the similarity of language and style, on comparing :
नालंदाए अद्धत्तेरस-कुलकोडिकय निवासाए । पुच्छिप गोअमसामि, सावयवपच्चक्खाणविहिं ।। जो चरमजिणसमीवे, पडिवन्नो पंचजामियं धम्म । पेढालपुत्तमुदयं, तं वंदे मुणियसयलनयं ।।
-इसिमण्डल १०२, १०३ Comparable with ; नालंदाए समीवे मणोहरे भासि इन्दभूइणा उ । अज्झयणं उदगस्स उ एयं नालन्दइज्जं तु ।। पासावचिज्जो पुच्छियाइयो अज्जगोयंम उदगो । सावगपुच्छा धम्म सोउं कहियम्मि उवसन्ता ।।
सूत्रकृतांगनियुक्ति २०४, २०५
Although, from the view point of antiquity and rhyming, the verses of Rishimandal appear to be of later period as compared to the verses of Sutrakritang-Niryukti, still both have the similarity of style.
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