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VAYA-KARNIKA.
Vardhamânam stumaḥ sarvanayana-dyarnargania,
Saükşepatastadunnitanayabhedânuvadataḥ.-1.
Tauri Shri Vardhamana or Lord Mahavira the last, jue., 24th Tirthankara, who attained nirvana in 527 B.C. *: (we) praise ; på all ; 74 standpoint; te river ; अर्णव ocean; अागमं scripture; संक्षेपत: briefly; तद् (from) it; eta culled ; tam various aspects ; vgaga: transcribing).
We offer our praise to Lord Vardhamana, whose gospel is an ocean, with all kinds of rayas as so many streams flowing into it, by transcribing, in brief the various view-points culled from it (the -ocean-like gospel).- 1.
[This verse is in anuştup metre, and the following 20 verses are also in the same metre, while the last two are in vasantatilakâ metre.]
Names of Standpoints. नैगमः संग्रहश्चैव व्यवहारर्जुसूत्रको।
शब्दः समभिरूढेवंभूतौ चेति नयाः स्मृताः॥२॥ Naigamah Sangrahas' chaiva Vyavaharajjusûtrakau.
S'abdaḥ Samabbirûąlaivambhûtau cheti nayah Smțitah-2.
[Ana: the non-distinguishod (standpoint); dae: the -collective-generic, and also, Baer the practical,
gan and the straight-espression, Tee: the verbal, Tarietate the subtle and the such-like, efa and that -79: aspects, a: are spoken of.]
