Book Title: Vajjalaggam
Author(s): M V Patwardhan
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 556 VAJJALAGGAM 622) = Sanskrit aa, brother-in-law, hustard's brother. We also get the format in st. 465. 13 = 1157> 57330>1137, according to HS. VIII.1. 267. Cf. the word 30% (= cag.a) in st. 624 and #1 / = 1541917) in st. 025. JE, See note on st. (13. The commentator explains the riddle as follows: The brother-inlaw had discovered saffron.coloured foot marke on the bed.cover of his sister-in-law (brother's wife), and he concluded therefrom that she must have indulged in inverted coitus tufa) with her consort (his brother) on the previous night. Consequently he asked the lady to take the sword (1.e. arm herst ]1 with a sword and go to the king's palace, to report there on duty in place of her husband (his brother). When the lady comprehended from the remark of her brother-in-law that he had discovered her secret and that he wanted her to know that he had ciscovered it, she smiled in an embarassed manner and cast a j tiplexid glance at the tell-tale saffron coloured looimarks on the bed-sheet. The sword is regarded as a symbol of pauluess, U. 93 75321 alguna 29891 fat quasar ma, quoted in Kavyaprakāśa, X, as an example of the figure of speech 84. 623) fuqaat = fuqakik, in the chamber or room of your dear consorr. वसति>वसई वसहि, by aspiration of the vowels according to HS. VIIL.1.214The Accusative is used here for the Locative according to HS. VIII 3.137 (Apg faciai). alajar-put up a lamp (light,. 467319 fot looks (puzzled) at her heart (i.e. chest or bosom) According to the commentator the answer is as follows:-Her dear consort was always enshrined in her heart, which was consequently his chamber (9498a). Now, how could she put up a lamp in her heart? Sne was therefore puzzled and cast a perplex: ed glance at her bosom. 024) gam9ATOT like an empty temple i.e. like a temple devoid of the idol or image of God. This expression is meant to convey by suggestion the sense deviod of the male organ, lacking in virility, impotent''. 3€ 741 777€? feels more elated or proud (than ever before about her good luck. The solution of the riddle is as follows according to the commentator : The female frirnd of the lady in question had requested her husband for amorous dalliance with them. But he turned down their request by saying For Private And Personal Use Only

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