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BHOJA'S ŚRNGARAPRAKĀŚA
(Chapter XXX1-XXXVI) PRAKRIT TEXT RESTORED
V. M. Kulkarni (1) These last six chapters of Bhoja's Srigaraprakasa -(SP) quote round about 400 Prakrit verses as illustrations. The total number of Prakrit verses cited by the SP as a whole, exceeds the figure 1800. Of course, a considerable number of these verses are repetitions. Making allowance for these repetitions the fact still remains that among the various works on Sanskrit poetics it is the SP which quotes the largest number of Prakrit verses as examples. .
In this paper I propose to present my study of the Prakrit verses occurring in the last six chapters of the SP. With a view to economising space I discuss in the main body of the paper such verses only as are highly corrupt. As regards the rest I refer readers to the sources indicated in the Index given at the end of this paper. A glance at this Index (as well as the earlier obes) would show that it has not been possible for me to restore a very large number of the Prakrit verses, as the text of the Prakrit verses is highly corrupt and as some of the Prakrit sources from where Bhoja has quoted such as Harivijaya, Ravanavijaya,Madhu-mathana, Abdhimathana, Maricavadha, etc. are now lost. (1) Utsaha-viparyayo yatha (Vol IV. p. 1071)
धीरेण णिसा-आमा हिअएण समं अणिद्विआ उवएसा । उच्छाहेण सह भुआ बाहेण समं गलंति से उल्लावा ।। (धैर्येण निशा-यामाः हृदयेन समं अनिष्ठिताः उपदेशाः । उत्साहेन सह भुजौ बाष्पेण समं गलन्ति तस्य उल्लापाः ॥
-Setu. V.7 (2) Hetu-viparto yatha (Vol IV. p. 1091)
साहीणे वि पिअअमे पत्ते वि छणे ण मंडिओ अप्पा । दुग्गअ-पउत्थवइअं सअज्झिअं संठवंतीए । (स्वाधीने पि प्रियतमे प्राप्ते पि क्षणे न मण्डित आत्मा ।
दुर्गत-प्रोषितपतिका प्रतिवेशिनी संस्थापयन्त्या ।) (3) Sva-patrahara-krto yatha (Vol IV. p. 1098) -
जं जं पउत्थपइआ पिअअम-णामक्खरं लिहइ लेहे । तं तं तल्लेहणिआणुसार-गलिओ पुसइ सेओ ॥
