Universal Values of Prakrit Texts

Author(s): Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

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Hermann Jacobi (1850-1937), the first who edited an Apabhramśa literary work, had access to one or two manuscripts through Jain friends he was in contact with during his second stay in India, in 1913-14. They got photographs of the manuscripts for him to study. But Jacobi also copied parts of the text on the spot, working from morning to evening, as he himself narrates. In this way he worked on two texts - the Bhavisatta-Kaha (published in 1918) and the Sanatkumāracariu (1921).
The presence of another of Raidhū's works in the Wellcome Trust collection in London, on the other hand, is somewhat unexpected as the Jain manuscripts there were not collected systematically. It is one of the good surprises awaiting those who have enough patience to dig into bundles of manuscripts. Title
name of shelfmark number of reference of library
folios and publication
date Śrīpālacaritra Strasbourg Wickersheimer 109 folios, R.R. Jain 2010
University 4394/ Tripā'hi dated V.S. based on this ms. Library,
1975 No. 214 1688 (correction: the ms. France
is not kept in Paris,
but in Strasbourg) Anatthami- Strasbourg Wickersheimer folios 129 Balbir 1988: edition paddhaçi University | 4445/ Tripathi verso - 139 based on this ms.,
Library, 1975 No. 294 verso, not with study and France
dated
translation in
French Daś alakşaņa- Strasbourg Wickersheimer | 10 folios, not work published jayamālā University 4410/ Tripathi
dated
often, for instance Library, 1975 No. 295 France
Jñānapītha pūjāñjali
pp. 193-217 Jasaharacariu Wellcome Beta 1471 incomplete, ms, fully digitized Trust,
no date and described on London
available, the Jainpedia illustrated website
(2010):jainpedia.org (see below Section 3 and following)
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