Essay name: Paumacariya (critical study)
Author:
K. R. Chandra
Affiliation: Research institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa Vaishali
This is a critical study of the Paumacariya: the earliest Jain version of Rama's life story, written in Prakrit by Vimalasuri dating to the 4th century AD. In this text, Rama (referred to as Padma) is depicted with lotus-like eyes and a blooming face. The Paumacariya places emphasis on the human aspects of characters rooted in Jain values, contrasting with the divine portrayal in Valmiki鈥檚 version.
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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
3. Udg膩tha: It has 30 m膩tr膩s in both the lines and caesura at
12th m膩tr膩 in each line (See 16.90).
4.
Simhini: - It has 32 m膩tr膩s in the first and 30 m膩tr膩s in the
second line (See 96.49).
5. Gahint : -It is just the reverse of the Simhin墨 ( See 116.17).
6. Skandhaka 鈥� It has 32 m膩tr膩s in either line or eight ganas of
four matras (see 48.125 ) .
7. Gath膩skandha : -- It has one line of G膩th膩 and the other of
Skandhaka. In 17.107 the first line exceeds by one m膩tr膩虏.
C. Other Prakrit Metres:
8. Galitaka : - The verses 28.47 and 52.29 are of Galitaka type.
In 28.47 the first three feet have 21 m膩tr膩s, the fourth foot has 23
m膩tr膩s its scheme is also defective and 'nha' in the first foot should
be counted as one m膩tr膩鲁. In 52 29 every one of the four feet has 22
m膩tr膩s. In the first foot 'vicittay茫e should be 'vicittae' as in the
fourth foot.
II Varna-Chandas
1. Pramanika7: It has 8 syllables alternately short aud long in
each foot.
2. Dodhakas: It contains 11 syllables having three Bhaganas
and two long letters. In 94.108 the second foot is defective at 'mahiliya.'
In 22.110 the second foot is defective at ' sampanna.
1.PP, I. 73 & GL, 64.
2. 啶膏 啶ぃ啶� 啶呧啷嵿 啶︵た啶す啷�, 啶掂た啶ぞ啶掂じ啷� 啶す啷佮げ 啶啶班啷嵿啶 啶� 啶氞啶む啶むじ啷嵿じ 啷�
啶膏ぎ啶班ぃ啷� 啶氞啶氞た啶� 啶ㄠ啷嵿啶む 啶ぎ啷嵿き啶� 啶夃ぃ 啶ぃ啷嵿ぃ啶� 啶溹啶椸 啷むイ 啷оキ.啷оウ啷�
[so bha峁嘺i ajja diyaho, vibh膩vas奴 bahula pra峁弓ham墨 ya cettassa |
samara峁噊 cciya nakkhata峁� bambh膩 u峁嘺 bha峁囜箛ae jogo || 17.107
] 3. See Jaina Yuga, Pustaka 1, Arika. 5, Po峁 1992, pp. 180-181 - K. H. Dhruva.
4. 啶溹 啶むた啶じ啶距す啶苦さ啷囙す啶� 啶灌さ啶� 啶椸た啶班た啶い啷嵿ぅ啶�, 啶曕た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぐ 啶膏た啶︵啶о啶曕啶栢啶� 啶啶椸げ啶膏う啷嵿う啶� 啷�
啶溹ぎ啷嵿ぎ啶溹ぐ啶� 啶掂た啶多啶班啶椸啶班ぃ啶曕ぎ啷嵿き啶掂た啶｀ぞ啶膏, 啶ぐ啶｀ぎ啶� 啶多啶班ぞ啶ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶膏く啶 啶夃じ啶啶苦え啷嵿う啶苦 ||
啷ㄠギ.啷キ
[jo tiyas膩hivehi havi girimatthae, kinnara siddhajakkhakaya ma峁僩alasaddae |
jammajar膩 vi艣rogaghara峁嘺kambhavi峁嚹乻ae, para峁嘺maha 艣r膩yare峁嘺 sayaya峁� usabhajindie ||
28.47
] 5. See PP, 1.5
.
6. 啶忇さ啶� 啶囙ぎ啶� 啶む 啶啶氞啶涏す 啶曕ぎ啷嵿ぎ啶掂た啶氞た啶む啶むく啶距 啶膏く啶侧啶膏 啶夃さ啷囙 啶た啶じ啶傕啶き啶む啶むぞ啶� 啷�
啶侧啶曕ぞ啶膏啶ㄠ啶︵ぐ啷�啶忇 啶灌ぃ啷佮さ啶膏啶� 啶掂た啶班啶灌ぞ啶�, 啶掂さ啶灌ぐ啶苦く啶� 啶膏た啶｀啶灌さ啶苦ぎ啶侧ぐ 啶囙さ啶苦啶苦い啷嵿い啶� ||
啷エ.啷ㄠガ
[eva峁� ima峁� tu pecchaha kammavicittay膩e sayalajasa峁� uvei piyasa峁僩amabhatt膩e ||
la峁僰膩sundar墨e峁� ha峁噓vassa viroh膩e, vavahariya峁� si峁噀havimalara ivicitt膩 ||
52.26
] 7.PP, II. 69.
8. Ibid, 104.
9. 啶むい啷嵿ぅ 啶掂ぐ啶｀ 啶す啶 啶むた 啶げ啶� 啶む 啶す啶苦げ啶苦く啶班啶｀啶｀じ啶班 啶ㄠた啶膏啶｀啶� 啷�
[tattha vara峁噀 mahaya峁� ti bala峁� ta峁� mahiliyaru峁囜箛asara峁� nisu峁噀u |
] "
啶溹ぞ啶き啶 啶多啶班啶氞啶氞げ 啶ㄠ啶む啶む, 啶栢ぞ啶啶膏 啶掂た啶げ啶� 啶た 啶ㄠた啶班啶︵啶о 啷むイ 啷オ.啷оウ啷�
[j膩yabhaya峁� 艣raica峁僣ala netta峁�, kh膩yajasa峁� vimala峁� pi niruddha峁� || 64.108
] 10. 啶溹 啶ぐ啶灌ぞ啶囙え啶班ぞ啶灌た啶掂じ啷傕ぐ啶�, 啶夃い啷嵿い啶じ啶む啶むた啶膏た啶班啶膏啶え啷嵿え啶� |
啶む 啶｀た啶оぎ啷嵿ぎ啶げ啷囙ぃ 啶す啶啶ぞ, 啶灌啶ㄠ啶むた 啶啶｀ 啶掂た啶げ啶距ぎ啶侧き啶距さ啶� 啷むイ 啷ㄠエ.啷оェ啷�
[je bharah膩inar膩hivas奴r膩, uttamasattisir墨sa峁僷ann膩 |
te 峁噄dhammaphale峁嘺 mahapp膩, honti pu峁噊 vimal膩malabh膩v膩 || 22.110
]
