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one 11 amongst all the attempts mide so far in the field. Anybody who merely glances at random at the verses readily catches the charm of the masterly poetic touch quite independently developed by the author himself, 12 who has fully inherited the poetic talents from his poet father.
Prof. Velankar has mentioned that this work was published by the Hemacandra Sabha, Patan. 13 But my inquiries in the matter have not confirmed this point. 14 A paper Ms. of the work is preserved in the Kāntivijayaji Bhandra (No. 2037; folias 22; size 28 x 12.5 cms.) at the Atmaram Jain Jnana Mandira, Baroda. 15
(2) Tilakamanjari - katha -sära :- This compendium of the TM was composed in V.Sam. 1281 16 (i.e. about 1225. A.D:) within twenty years after the successful attempt of Pallipala Dhanapāla. Published in 1919 A.D. by Hemacandra. Sabha, Patan, it consists of 1188 Anuştubh verses. Nothing more is known about the author of this work except that his name was Lakşmidhara and that he was a "Svetāmbara Pandita". 17 who seems to have been a devout Jain. 18 He has followed the frame work of the original: j.e: the TM, faithfully as has been promised by him at the outset of his work 19 and has summarized the story in a simple and easy Sanskrit, incorporating a
11. TMKS, Intro., p. 1 : faca 537 TARITETIT PT fa i rytal...fertatufOSTA.EE
कृतिः श्रेष्ठतमेति मुनिश्रीजिनविजयमतम् ।। 12. E. g. the tears of Malayasundari are described thus : JETI HAN AL
af: 1 Free 7+12 Enfant Afifta 11 TMS, V, 57. 13. JRK, p. 160.
A letter, No. 25/2024 dated 13-1-1968, from Shri Trikmlat Fatechand of Shri Hemachandra Sabha, Patan, denied of having ever published this work : There is some mixing up of the details about another compendium in the entry about this work in the JRK. The Secretary, Shri Gulabchand Zaveri, of this library was introduced to me hu Prof. Dr. U. P. Shah of the Oriental Institute, Baroda; the former was kind
enough to lend me this sole Ms, at the instance ef Muni Shri Punyavijayaji. 16. TMKS, P.
TMKS, p. 41 : Tezi AA carafata Afar [8268] after
रविवारहरभ धूक्योगकरणे ॥१॥ 17. ibid. : gaffa6295-
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zgaltatto gata Pacaq 14 18. ibid., p. 1 : faiz axtaf FITNET 3: 113111 19. ibid.; vs. 5 : 34f# litt garaika na. ag: 177: 1 etc.
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