Essay name: Devala-smriti (critical study)
Author:
Mukund Lalji Wadekar
Affiliation: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda / Department of Sanskrit Pali and Prakrit
This essay represents an English study of the Devala-smriti—an ancient text attributed to sage Devala classified as belonging to the Dharma-Shastra branch of Indian literature which encompasses jurisprudence and religious law. This study deals with the reconstructed text of the Devala-smriti based on surviving references, emphasizing Devala’s unique viewpoints on social, religious, and philosophical aspects, particularly the Sankhya and Yoga philosophies.
Chapter 2 - Devala—his bio-data
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"་ཡང་ བཀ�?*w� '
Upātisthata dharmajño bhaiksakāle sa devalam/
Salya. 50/10a(Cr.ed. 9/49/9b)
Devalastu yathās akti pujayāmāsa bhārata/
- Salya. 50/11b (Cr.ed. 9/49/11a)
Kadācit tasya nṛpate devalasya mahātmana�/
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- Salya. 50/12b (Cr.ed. 9/49/12a)
Antariksacara� sriman kalasam gṛhya devalah
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Salya.50/15a (Cr.ed.9/49/14b)
Ityevam cintayāmāsa maharsirasitastada/
1 Salya. 50/17b (Cr.ed. 9/49/17a)
Asito devalo rajamscintayāmas a buddhiman/
� Salya. 50/22b. (Cr.ed. 9/49/22a)
Jijnasartham tadā bhiksorajaigīsavyasya devalah/
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Salya. 50/25b (Cr.ed. 9/49/24b)
Tato'sita� susamrabdho vyavasayi drdhavrata�/
Apasyad vaidivam yāntam jaigiṣavyam sa devala�
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Salya. 50/27 (Cr.ed. 9/49/26)
Tesām lokesvapasyacca jaigiṣavyam sa devala�/
Tesam lokesvapasyao
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- Salya. 50/36a,38a & 39a
(Cr.ed. 9/49/34,36,37)
Salokatamanuprāptamapasyata tatositah/
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Salya. 50/40a (Cr.ed. 9/49/38)
Tāni sarvāṇyatītāni samapasyat tato'sita�
Salya. 50/41a(Cr.ed. 9/49/39)
Lokanapasyad gacchantam jaigiṣavyam tato'sita�/
Salya. 50/42a (Cr.ed. 9/49/40)
* AS, VI
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