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Ajitasantistavah अजितशान्तिस्तवः

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: AjitshantistavPublication details: 1915Description: Folio: 7; Lines to a Folio: 155; Medium: Paper Size: 10.5 x.4.5 inchesSubject(s): In: Language: Prakrit In: Script: DevanagariSummary: Vel. Cat. 1793; A hymn in praise of Ajita and Santi Jinas. It is in Prakrit and contains from 37 to 40 stanzas written in different metres. According to Jinaprabha it originally had only 37 Gathas to which two more were added. The present MS. has 40 Gathas. The hymn is published in the Pancapratikramanadisutrani by Venichand Surchand, Mhesana, 1915. In this edition, quotations from Jinaprabha's commentary explaining the different metres are given. The hymn will also be published soon in the D. L. P. Series, together with the commentaries of Govindacarya and Jinaprabha. Nandisena, the author, is a very old writer. According to tradition he was a pupil of Mahavira himself. Our MS. contains Gujarati explanation of the text
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Vel. Cat. 1793; A hymn in praise of Ajita and Santi Jinas. It is in Prakrit and contains from 37 to 40 stanzas written in different metres. According to Jinaprabha it originally had only 37 Gathas to which two more were added. The present MS. has 40 Gathas. The hymn is published in the Pancapratikramanadisutrani by Venichand Surchand, Mhesana, 1915. In this edition, quotations from Jinaprabha's commentary explaining the different metres are given. The hymn will also be published soon in the D. L. P. Series, together with the commentaries of Govindacarya and Jinaprabha. Nandisena, the author, is a very old writer. According to tradition he was a pupil of Mahavira himself. Our MS. contains Gujarati explanation of the text

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