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�
D峁涐梗峁乶ta:鈥擶hen a thread can pass through a diamond which
has already been bored by a diamond-cutter then why not the poet can
reproduce easily what has already been narrated by the omniscient鹿.
It can be compared with that in the Raghuv膩峁兣沘虏.
Crows can do no harm to the Garuda. Can a lion not subdue
even an agitated elephant ? (8.45).
Drops gradually amass into the sea and knowledge also reaches
perfection gradually (14.124). Bharata not accept the suzerainty
of Ativirya, how can a lion live under a jackal ? (37.21)
Nidar艣ana: If human life is not employed in the practice of
religion it is like throwing away a piece of diamond which is in one's
hand (288). Those who contaminate penance by assigning certain
object to it exchange diamond for vegetables (103.110), destrory
camphor to plant Kodrava plant, smash gem for the thread (103.111 )
and burn sandal for the sake of ashes (103. 112). Sum膩lin's adventure
against Indra is a frog playing in the mouth of serpent (8.72 ) .
Lak峁a峁嘺's insistance to keep his sons in the harness of worldly glory
is pushing one knowingly into a dark abyss (106.37 ). Persons attached
to worldly pleasures leaving aside moral discipline and penance
exchange a diamond for a cowrie (118.107).
Arth膩ntarany膩sa : -- Both Sugriva and Rama's wives are lost.
Sugr墨va seeks Rama's help assuming that there is friendship between.
persons put in similar circumstances鲁 (47.4-5). Similarly see 113.41;
12.101; 105.106).
Prativast奴pam膩 :-Even the
brave meet their death at the
exhaustion of their 'punya' as the sun also has to set after having
lighted the whole world + (73.35).
1. 啶膏さ啷嵿さ啶ㄠ啶ㄠ啶ぞ啶膏た啶い啷嵿ぅ啶�, 啶ぃ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶曕ぃ啷� 啶溹す啶距啶啷佮ぃ啷囙ぃ啶� 啷�
啶曕た啶� 啶掂啷嵿啶膏啶囙き啶苦え啷嵿え啷�, 啶� 啶班た啶 啶むえ啷嵿い啷� 啶す啶距ぐ啶ぃ啷� 啷むイ 啷�.啷оォ
[savvannubh膩siyattha峁�, bha峁嘺nti ka峁噊 jah膩gamagu峁噀峁嘺峁� |
ki峁� vajjas奴ibhinne, na riyai tantu mah膩raya峁噀 || 1.13
] 2. 啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶曕啶むさ啶距啷嵿う啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啷� 啶掂啶多啶洁じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷嵿お啷傕ぐ啷嵿さ啶膏啶班た啶た啶� 啷�
啶ぃ啷� 啶掂啷嵿ぐ啶膏ぎ啷佮い啷嵿啷�啶班啶｀ 啶膏啶む啶班じ啷嵿く啷囙さ啶距じ啷嵿い啶� 啶 啶椸い啶苦 啷� 啶班啷佮ウ 啷�.啷�
[athav膩 k峁泃av膩gdv膩re va峁兣沞'sminp奴rvas奴ribhi岣� |
ma峁嚹� vajrasamutk墨r峁噀 s奴trasyev膩sti me gati岣� || raghu0 1.4
] 3. 啶氞た啶ㄠ啶む啶� 啶掂ぞ啶｀さ啶班さ啶�, 啶ㄠた啶啶班 啶栢ぐ啶︵啶膏ぃ啷� 啶班ぃ啷� 啶溹啶｀ 啷�
啶掂啷嵿啶距ぎ啶� 啶むじ啷嵿じ 啶膏ぐ啶｀, 啶膏 啶掂た 啶灌 啶膏え啷嵿い啷�啶曕ぐ啷嬥す啷嬥 啷�
啶む啶侧啶侧ぞ啶掂い啷嵿ぅ啶距ぃ 啶溹, 啶灌啶� 啶膏た啶｀啶灌 啶ㄠぐ啶距ぃ 啶ㄠた啶く啶� 啶た 啷�
啶曕ぞ啶班ぃ啶掂じ啷囙ぃ 啶膏 啶, 啶曕ぞ啶灌 啶啷嵿啶� 啶� 啶膏啶︵啶灌 啷むイ啷キ.啷�-啷�
[cintei v膩峁嘺varava墨, nipro kharad奴sa峁噊 ra峁噀 je峁嘺峁� |
vacc膩mi tassa sara峁嘺峁�, so vi hu sant墨karohou ||
tull膩vatth膩峁嘺 jae, hoi si峁噀ho nar膩峁嘺 niyaya峁� pi |
k膩ra峁嘺vase峁嘺 so me, k膩h墨 pakkha峁� na sa峁僤eho ||47.4-5
] 4. 啶忇さ啶� 啶啶｀啶｀ぞ啶掂じ啶距ぃ啷� 啶む啶班く啶椸く啶樴ぁ啶距ぁ啷嬥さ啶啷嵿啷� 啶掂た 啶膏啶班ぞ,
啶膏啶い啷嵿い啷� 啶啷嵿啷佮啶距げ啷� 啶呧じ啶苦啶班ぃ啶啶班ぞ 啶溹え啷嵿い啶� 啶ㄠぞ啶膏 啷�
啶夃啷嵿啷嬥 啶膏い啷囙ざ啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶膏く啶侧啶ぎ啶苦ぃ啶� 啶膏 啶掂た 啶啶班い啷嵿ぅ啶距,
啶ぞ啶椸, 啶溹ぞ啶� 啶膏啶曕啶栢お啷嵿お啶ㄠ啶膏 啶� 啶掂た啶げ啶曕た啶班ぃ啷� 啶曕た啶� 啶� 啶氞え啷嵿う啷� 啶夃さ啷囙 啷ムイ啷ォ.啷┼カ
[eva峁� pu峁囜箛膩vas膩峁噀 turayagayagha岣嵞佱笉ovamajjhe vi s奴r膩,
sa峁僷atte maccuk膩le asikara峁嘺yakar膩 janti n膩sa峁� ||
ujjou sate艣ro sayalajayami峁嘺峁� so vi pratth膩i,
bh膩g奴, j膩e sokkhappanose sa vimalakira峁噊 ki峁� na cando uvei |||73.35
]
