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INTRODUCTION.
He says he gives characteristics of Prâksita words in consonance with the Sûtras relating to them. This evidently means that he is the author of the Vritti as stated in the verse (2) Trena TE TOO which follows it and also in the verse
तद्भवतत्समदेश्यप्राकृतरूपाणि पश्यतां विदुषाम् ।
दर्पणतयेदमवनौ वृत्तिस्वैविक्रमी जयति ॥ which comes after verse (2) in the Prakṣitavyâkaranavřitti of Trivikrama.
(2) The second verse gigatga is means:
For the correct ( proper ) success of those who wish to follow the road of their own Sûtras (Jain works on moral, social, and religious duties composed by Gautama Ganadhara and others ), a commentary is composed by Trivikrama in the order of traditional Sûtras in order that they may acquire a company consisting of the sense of Prâkrita words.
A few words in this verse need further explanation. In the Jain literature certain works are called Sûtras. They deal with religious and worldly subjects and are in the Prâkļita language. Quan thus means the Jain Sûtras. To the Jains like Trivikrama they are their own Sûtras. 3TITAEH means iTTIA , order of the Sûtras which are handed down by tradition. Trivikrama takes up the Sætras in their serial order while explaining them. He does not know who the author of the Sûtras is, but he considers them to be very old, handed down by tradition. In following a way a man requires company (F ) and the sense of Prâkrita words is represented as this company, and in order that you may comprehend the proper sense of Prâkțita terms, Trivikrama composes this commentary. An introductory verse which precedes verses ( 1 ) and (2) has also the word a used in the same sense, viz. Jain works on religious and other subjects written in Prâkrita. It is as under:--
. अनल्पार्थस्सुखोच्चारशब्दस्साहित्यजीवितम् । वचः प्राकृतमेवेति मतं सूत्रानुवर्तिनाम् ॥
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