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Paum.t-Cariya of Vimala Sūri
moderately good poetry. The attention of readers is particularly drawn to the descriptions of the water-sports at Canto X.36-44, of the rainy-season at Canto XI. 119, of the evening at Canto XVI. 46-54, of Sita at Canto XXVI. 98-102, of old age at Canto XXIX. 21-28, of the winter season at Canto XXXI. 41-47, of the Vanarawarriors visiting the marble palace of wondrous beauty at Canto LXVIII. 5-15, of the fire-flames produced on the occasion of Sita's fire-ordeal at Canto CII. 7-12, and of the cremation ground at Canto CV. 52-61. These descriptions will bear out the statement made above regarding Vimalasuri's poetic abilities. Vimalasuri shows his high proficiency in the expression of pithy observations on life, religion and morals. He ever and ever again flings at the reader beautiful 'Subhāşitas' touching various aspects of human life. Only a few of them may be referred to here : Canto I. 17-27 dealing with various limbs of the human body : Canto IV. 26, 50, LXXV. 18, LXXXVI. 60, CIII. 52, 72, CVIII. 38, CXIII. 71, CXVII. 42 dealing with 'dharma' : III. 46-47 with 'dana'; CII. 177 with knowledge, XII. 81; LXII.22, LXV.30, LXXIII. 17 vith good men; XXXV. 66 with the importance of wealth; III. 123-125, LXXVII-15, CVI.41-42 with the nature of worldly existence; LXXVII 13, CV 39-40, CX.11 with the karma doctrine; CIII. 73 CVI. 38, CVIII. 31, CXVIII. 107 with the pleasures of senses; LXXIII. 14, and CVIII. 25 with Death; LXXXXIV. 80-84 with the lot of a servant; and XVII. 33-34, LXIX. 39, LXXXXIII. 35--36 with women.
Vimalasuri fings at the reader some good arthāntaranyāsas' too such as : (i) किं वज्जसूइभिन्ने, न रियइ तंतू महारायण । -1-13b (ii) नक्खेण जं विलुप्पइ तत्थ य परसूण कि कज्ज । -XII. 101b (iii) नह' हियं च भद्दे ! न सोइयव्वं वुहजणेण" । -XXX. 35 (iv) तुल्लावत्थाण जए, होइ सिणेहो नराण नियब पि । --XLVII. 5 (v) पत्ते विणासकाले, नासइ बुद्धी नराण निक्खुत्त । -LII. 138b (vi) कि दिणयरस्स दीवो, दिज्जइ वि हु मग्गणहाए । -LXX. 27 (vii) कि रासहस्स सोहइ, देहे रइया विजयघटा । -LXXI. 54 (viii) मरणंताइ हवंति वेराणि 1 | -LXXV. 1 (ix) सग्गसरिसो वि देसो, पियविर हे रणसण्णिहो होइ। -LXXVII. 42a (४) भिच्चस्स जीवियाओ, कुक्कुरजीयं वरं हवइ । -XCIV. 80 (xi) सव्वस्स वि कोउयं सरिसं । -C. 53d
68 Cr मणौ वज्रसमुत्कीर्ण सूत्रस्येवास्ति मे गतिः । -Raghu I. 13b 69 Cr गतं न शोच्यम् । 70 Cr विनाशकाले विपरीतवुद्धिः । 71 CE ATTEJA at for 1 -Rāmāyaṇa, VI. c 112 v. 25 72 Cr गृह तु गृहिणी विना कान्तारादतिरिच्यते ।
