Treasury of Jain Tales

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

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A mixed (saski rna) story is one which deals with all the three human ends of life - dharma, artha and kama in sūtras and kavyas and is told in public (while reciting Rāmāyana etc.) in Vedas (in the course of performing a sacrifice) and in samaya (Tarangavati, etc.) and which is accompanied with illustrations and cause-effect relations. 11
As distinguished from kathā there is vikathā. It is so called because it is devoid of the distinguishing features of the kathā (story) or because it is opposed to the kathā and deserves to be shunned. (sūtra 282)
The four types of vikatha, as listed in Sthananga (sutra 282), are quite easy to follow; a story or talk about (1) women, their
देसाणत्थदंड- विरई- सामाइय- पोसहोववासोवभोग- परिभोगातिहिसंविभाग-कलिया- अणुकंपाकाम- निजराइपयत्थ- संपउत्ता सा धम्मकह त्ति ।
-ibid 11.जा उण तिवग्गोवायाणसंवद्धा कव्वकहागंथत्थवित्थर- विरइया
लोइयवेयसमयपसिद्धा उयाहरण- हेउ-कारणोववेया सा संकिण्णकह त्ति वुञ्चई।
Incidentally it may be noted that in the Dasaveyāliyanijjutti we find that the samki ra kathā is named there as mis'ra. The following găthās may be read by way of comparison :
अत्थकहा कामकहा धम्मकहा चेव मीसिया य कहा। एत्तो एक्केका वि य णेगविहा होइ नायव्वा ।। विजासिप्पमुवाओ अणिवेओ संचओ य दक्खत्तं । सामं दंडो भेओ उवप्पयाणं च अत्थकहा ।। रूवं वओ य वेसो दक्खत्तं सिक्खियं च विसएसुं । दिढ सुयमणुभूयं च संथवो चेव कामकहा ।। धम्मकहा बोद्धव्वा चउव्विहा धीरपुरिसपन्नत्ता । अक्खेवणि विक्खेवणि संवेगे चेव निव्वेए ।। धम्मो अत्थो कामो उवइसइ जत्थ सुत्तकव्वेसुं । लोगे वेए समए सा उ कहा मीसिया णाम ।।
-III gathas. 188,189,192,193,206.