PREFACE. It is a matter for gratification that we have been able to enrich tle: Trivandrum Sanskrit Series by the publication of the Minisuvratit Kävyil, it wok dealing with the life of Munisuvrata, it Juin Tīruhankara, by a Jai: poet Arba- dāsa, as it is our desir: that the Scrics should include in it. ta works on all the great religionis in Inilia. The work con- tuins 10 Surgas in the title of the porn is inscribed at the coumicement of the manuscript ils unisuvratit kävyil. But it is clear from the stanzit, “यद् वर्ण्यते जैनचरित्रमत्र चिन्तामणिभव्यजनस्य यच्च । हृद्यार्थरत्वैकनिधिः स्वयं मे तत् काव्यरखाभिधमेतदस्तु ॥” (1P. 1). that the ticks of the poem iutended lay the poel is Karja- rit. It is possible to infier from the trzus, , "अहंदासः सभक्त्युल्लसितमवसितं भूधरे तत्र कृत्वा कल्याणं तीर्थकर्तुः सुरकुलमहितः प्रापदात्मीयलोकम् । अहंहासोऽयमित्थं जिनपतिचरित गौतमस्वाम्युपशं गुम्फित्वा काव्यबन्धं कविकुलमहितः प्रापदुच्चैः प्रमोदम् ॥" "धावन् कापथसंभृते भववने सन्मार्गमेकं पर स्यक्त्वा श्रान्ततरश्चिराय कथमप्यासाद्य कालानमुम् । सद्धर्मामृतमुद्दृतं जिनवचः क्षीरोदधेरादरात् पायंपायमितश्रमः सुखपदं दासो भवत्यर्हतः ।" (".75). that the name of the poet is Arhadelase and that it is a title obtained by liin in virtue of his greuti ik:votion for the
- Arhat'. I would be cviderit toll Sallayas that this poem
of Arhaddlânsil is a delightful composition like the poons of Kalidasa. It has not been possible for us to gather any fur- ther information abont this great poct. . An index to all principal topics dealt with in thc pocm has been prepared and appended.
