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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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described in Concise Descr. Cat. Pers. MSS As. Soc. Beng.Ivanow, Nos. 1703-5. The present MS, in which the text is accompanied by a vernacular commentary, contains a portion of the work from II. 4 to VIII. 12, corresponding to XII. 12 of the printed edition, in which the number of chapters is more than that in the MS, one chapter (5) of the MS being split up into five (549) in the printed edition.
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8490.
Ratirahasya.
Substance, country-made paper. 84 X 4 inches. Folia, 1-40, of which those marked 2 and 425 are missing. Lines, 10 on a page. Character, Nāgara. Appearance, discoloured and old. Incomplete.
The present MS contains portions of chapters 1 and 9 (referred to here as 5—Fol. 26A), chapters 10 (split up into two-X. 1-9 called 9—Fol. 27B, and the remaining portion called 10-Fol. 36A), 11 (called here 12—Fol. 40B) and the first two verses of chapter 12. The text is accompanied by a vernacular commentary.
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10156. Ratirahasya. Substance, country-made paper. 12x 5 inches. Folia, 12. Lines, 19 on a page. Extent in slokas, 900. Character, Nāgara. Appearance, old and worn out. Complete in 10 chapters.
The 15 chapters of the printed edition are here reduced to 10, 5 to 9 and 14-15 of the printed edition being here respectively 5 and 10.
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10157. Ratirahasya. Substance, country-made paper. 9 x 45 inches. Folia, 1-20 (of which fol. 20 is a later addition). Lines, 10 on a page. Character, Nägara. Date (in the added leaf), 1958 V.S. Appearance, fair. Incomplete.
The present MS runs up to the end of chapter 8 (corresponding to chapter 12 of the printed edition).
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