Studies in Jain Literature

Author(s): V M Kulkarni
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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SOME ASPECTS OF PAÜMACARIYA
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winter season at Canto XXXI. 41-47, of the Vanara warriors visiting the marble palace of wondrous beauty at Canto LXVIII. 5-15, of the fire-flames produced on the occasion of Sītā'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 Vimala's poetic abilities. Vimala 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 subhāṣitas 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 with good men; XXXV. 66 with the importance of wealth; III. 123-125, LXXVII-15, CV1.4142 with the nature of worldly existence; LXXVII.13, CV.39-40, CX.11 with the karma doctrine; CIII. 73, CVI. 38, CVII. 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.
Vimala, now and then, sprinkles his narrative with subhāṣitas. (i) fé quotusta, 7 fras & HERZU21 1 -1--13b (ii) oreon Ji fagets are a realus Pēts aut XII. 101b (iii) Tg Frech a TÈ ! 7 11540 TE Tutup22 1-XXX. 35 (iv) Thrreta Fe, ETS PHOTed Fru Flerei fo XLVII. 5 (v) a falatot, T45 gust am fagpi23 F-LII. 138b (vi) For Faureret atat, faucis fa g frugte 1-LXX. 27 (vii) féfs Thema ATES, Tell fasteia I-LXXI. 54 (viii) Hvides paifa aufot24 |--LXXV. 1 (ix) F H fa che fuefare TUULHfUUTET ET525 --LXXVII. 42a (x) for giftit, open ruiten ari 6915 1-XCIV. 80 (xi) सव्वस्स वि कोउयं सरिसं । -C. 53d (xii) JE PA TE 941 Heal26 --CV. 106d (xiii) Frita HRU127 —CVI. 26a He uses a few proverbial and colloquial expressions occasionally : (i) न य गेहम्मि पलिते, कूवो खण्णइ सुतूरमाणेहिं ।