Rushibhashit Sutra

Author(s): Vinaysagar, Sagarmal Jain, Kalanath Shastri, Dineshchandra Sharma
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy

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नारयरिसिपामुक्खे, वीसं सिरिनेमिनाहतित्थम्मि । पन्नरस पासतित्थे, दस सिरिवीरस्स तित्थम्मि ।। पत्तेयबुद्ध साहू, नमिमो जे भासिउं सिवं पत्ता । पणया वीसं इसिभासियाइं अज्झयण पवराई ।। — इसिमण्डल 44,
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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 beginning 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 जिणंदवणं, सच्चं सोयं ति पभणिओ हरिणा । कि सच्चं ति पवत्तो चिन्ततो जायजाइसरो ।। संबुद्धो जो पढमं, अज्झयणं सच्चमेव पन्नवई । कुच्छुल्लानारयरिसिं, तं वंदे सुगइमणुपत्तं ।।
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:
इसिमण्डल 42, 43
अपुरे अद्दसुतो नामेणं अद्दओ तत्तो समुट्ठियमिणं अज्झयणं
त्ति अणगारो । अद्दइज्जं ति ।।
- सूत्रकृतांग निर्युक्ति 187
Similarly the following verses of Rishimandal and Sutrakritang-Niryukti convey the similarity of language and style, on comparing:
नालंदाए अद्धत्तेरस कुलकोडिकय निवासाए । पुच्छिअ गोअमसामिं, सावयवपच्चक्खाणविहिं ।।
जो चरमजिणसमीवे, पडिवन्नो
पंचजामियं धम्मं । मुणियसयलनयं ।।
पेढालपुत्तमुदयं, तं वंदे
- इसिमण्डल 102, 103 Rishibhashit : A Study 219
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