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Sri Vehkateswara University Tirupati Sambodhi ORIENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIBRARY ACCESSION No. CALL No SRI VEHKATESWARA UNIVERSITY TIRUPATI SAMBODHI VOL. XXII 1998-99 (Professor A. M. Ghatage Felicitation Number) EDITORS J. B. SHAH N.M. KANSARA \ . j 0, INSTITUTE OF INDOLOGY 4.HMEDABAD n SAMBODHI VOL XXII, 1998-99 Editors : J B Shah N M Kansara Published by : J B Shah L D Institute of Indology Ahmedabad - 380 009 (India) Price : Rs. 150-00 Computer type setting : Sharadaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre, 'Darshan' Opp Ranakpur Society, Shahibag, Ahmedabad-380 004 (India) Printer : Chandrika Prlntery, Mlrzapur Road, Ahmedbad 380 001 Prof. A. M. Ghatage Professor A. M. Ghatage Prof Ghatage was born on the 10th of August in Hasurchampu, a small village in the Gadhuiglaj Taluka of Maharashtra He was educated at the primary level in the English School at Gadhmglaj His High School education was at the Rajaram High School, Kolhapur He was graduated as a First-divisioner B A Honours in 1932 and post-graduated as a First-class M A, of the University of Bombay twice, once with Prakrit and Pali and again with Sanskrit and English Shn A, M Ghatage got his Ph D degree at the same university in 1940 under the guidance of Prof H D Velankar in Sanskrit Linguistics, with "History of Causal Formation in Indo-Aryan' as the subject of his doctoral dissertation Thanks to a Fellowship of the Rock Feller Foundation of New York, he studied Descriptive Linguistics and Historical Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in the year 1956-57 His teaching career began as a Lecturer in Ardhamaga^M at the S P College, Pune in 1935-36, and next he joined the Rajaram College, Kolhapur as the Assistant Professor of Sanskrit and Prakrit from 1936 onwards With the merger of die Kolhapur State in the then Bombay Province, he was absorbed in the Bombay Education Service Class II, and served in the Karnataka College, Dharwar, as also in the Nagpur Mahavidyalaya, in the same post During his stay at Philadelphia in 1956-57, he supervised over the Rgveda students for one term in the absence of Prof Norman Brown From 1957 his services were loaned to the Deccan College, Pune, first as the Professor of Linguistics, and next as the Director of die Language Project, and a few years after as the Professor of General Linguistics and Head of the Department of Linguistics, this was till 1978 Since 1968, he also worked as the Director of the Centre of Advanced Studies in Linguistics, as also the Joint-Director, of the Deccan College, Pune In 1973 he was appointed as the General Editor of the project of the Sanskrit Dictionary on Historical Principles He retired from this post on the 10th of August, 1983 at the age of 70 years, but was asked to continue as Emeritus Adviser to the IV of Dictionaiy Project for nine months On the 10th August, 1984, he left Pune and Mired to his native place Again m 1987, he was requested by the charitable institution named Sanmati Tirtha, to take up the Project of the Dictionary of Prakrits and since then he has been working at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune Upto March, 1995, two fascicules of the dictionary containing the "A"-reference to the Jam Luerauire have been published As a College Teacher, Prof A.M Ghatage taught Sanskrit, Prakrit and Linguistics to the undergraduate and post-graduate classes since 1936 through and 22 research 1978, students got their Ph D degree, between 1961 and 1978, under his guidance as a Guide He taught Modern Linguistics at the Summer Schools and Winter Seminars of the Language Project and Department of For short Linguistics periods he was Visiting Professor at the Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (UP) Prof had attended two Ghatage archaeological excavations, one at Harappa and the other at He delivered Brahmagm the Wilson Philological Lectures in 1961- 62 at the Bombay University, and m 1968 on Applied Linguistics at the Shivaji University, Kolhapur Between 1945-46 he attended two excavations of Archaeology one at Harappa and the other at Brhmagm He has published 20 books, edited three Seminar Reports, and about 75 research articles and in various papers oriental journals As the Director of the Languages Project, he five organized Summer Schools, and three Winter Seminars in India He was selected as the General President of the All India Oriental Conference for the Ahmedabad Session in 1985 He presided over the First National Prakrit Conference at Banglore in December, 1990 He was gwen an award for his work on the Praknt and another Dictionary, award called Prakrta Jnanbharatl Puraskara at Hydrabad m 1993, and Hemacandracarya Award at Delhi in 1998 Smce he is 1993, a Life-Member of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute Pune, and smce 1993 of the Lmgustics of Soaety India He was elected as the Honorary ecretary of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research o of Institute, pTe, three years, and for agam the second term to Period up 1999 He has reeled CONTENTS 1 Jama studies in Europe Colette Caillat 1 2 The Bauddha-Santana Dvatruns^ika of Siddhasena Divakara M A. Dhaky 11 3 Invocatory Sanskrit Verses in Jaina Inscriptions Kamataka Hampa Nagarajaiah 19 4 Seal of Zahid Shaha Z A. Desai 36 5 The Mangala Verse of the Nyayasiddhinta-muktavah of Visvanatha Mahadeva Bhatta verses Ramarudra Bhattacarya Swera PrajapaQ 39 6 Popular Sports and Pastimes in 12th Century Gujarat as Depicted in the Salom N Joshi 43 7 Outstanding Linguistic Features of the Sattofazs Chandramauh S Naikar 49 8 Historicity of Tribhuvanapaladeva and Kumarapaladeva in the Dutangada of Subhata - A Critical Review Sudarshan Kumar Sharma 57 9 Physical Dating and Indian Archaeology D P Agrawal 69 10 Doctrine of Karma in Jaimsm Yajneshwar S Shastn 75 11 Impact of Jaimstic Perception on Society N L Jain 83 12 Some Modern Concepts of Marriage in die Smrti Literature Sunanda Y Shastn 96 13 The Vastu-vidya of Varahamihira N M Kansara 108 14 Meetings with Shn Kartikeya Tnvedi N M Kansara 119 15 T 121 ( 16 '<<H J HlltH 132 " 17 138 18 <HNl4 152 19 157 20 HfeHCHS 160 21 .HlH HRl 165 22 dlHUX 171 23 173 VI Reviews Outline of Abhinavagupta's Aesthetics by V M Kulkarm T S Nandi 217 Amaracandrayau's Kavyakalpalata-vrtti edt Parul Mankad 227 Maharana Kumbha and His Tunes by Ram Vallabh Somam Shndhar Andhare 229 Arhat Parsva and Dharanendra Nexus by M A. Dhaky Varsha G Jam 231 The Brhat-KaJpa-Niryukti of Bhadrabahu and the Brhat-kalpa-bhasya of Sanghadasa Gam edt by W B Boiled N M Kansara 233 Nyayasangraha by Mum Nandighosh N M Kansara 236 The Bharata-Samhita by K K Shastree N M Kansara 238 Srimad-Bhagavata-Mahapuranam by N J Shasta N M Kansara 240 Anantanaha Jina Canyam by Pt Rupendra Kumar Pagariya N M Kansara 241 Acaranga Prathamna &rutaskandha Prathama Adhyayana by K. R Chandra N M Kansara 242 Jaiiusm in India Travel Notes and Photographs by Nicole Tiffen N M Kansara 244 Sakuntala 6aiEsastrrya Abhyasa by V K. Lele N M Kansara 247 Saptaka Wndngs on Music by M A Dhanky N M Kansara 249 Sanskrit Ramayanas odier than Valmiki's The Adbhuta, Adhyatma and Ananda Ramayanas by Dr V Raghavan N M Kansara 251 Women's Role in Kudiyapattam by L S Rajagopalan N M Kansara 252 Gangavatarana-Campuh ed by Dr Caran Gaya Tnpathi N M Kansara 254 Bharatl-Mangalayatanam Dr Ramanarayan Mishra N M Kansara 254 Anekantavada Eka Sanuksatmalca Adhyayana Dr Doshi Rajendralal N M Kansara 255 Vadi-Vuiodah of Sankara Misra Ed by Dr Vishvambhara-nathagin N M Kansara 257 Misra-Nibandhavali alias Sastriya-Shodha- Nibandha-Ratnavali Mishra Ramnarayan N M Kansara 258 Dhatupratyayalokah Dhatvarthacandnka Ca Dr Goparaju Rama N M Kansara 259 VII 3nef Notices The Poetry of Business N M Kansara 261 Jaina Siddhanta Siksana N M Kansara 261 Atmanves'I N M Kansara 262 Nandana-Kalpataruh N M Kansara 263 Muktaka-Sataka N M Kansara 263 Lord Swarnlnarayan N M Kansara 264 Pimage N M. Kansara 264 Bhadara-na Tara N M Kansara 265 Gatha-Manjari N M Kansara 265 Patram Puspam N M Kansara 266 Acknowledgements 268 the Yearl Statement about ownership and other particulars about Sambodhi, Research Journal of the L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad to be published in th first issue every year after the last day of March. FORM IV (See Rule 8) 1 . Place of publication Ahmedabad 2 Periodicity of its publication Yearly 3 Printer's Name Nationality Indian Address 4 Publisher's Name Jitendra B Shah Nationality Indian Address Director L D Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad - 380 009 5 Editors' Names 1 Dr Jitendra B Shah 2 Dr Narayan M Kansara Nationality Indian Address L D Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad - 380 009 6 Name and addresses of Individuals who own the newspaper and partners or Nil shareholders holding more than one -percent of the total Shares I, Jitendra B Shah, declare that the hereby particulars given above are true t( the best of my knowledge and belief Jitendra B. Shal Director JAINA STUDIES IN EUROPE Colette Caillat At the beginning of his paper on "Buhler as a collector of mss ", Ernst Leumann 1 wrote "It is who, since 1884, was professor at the University of Strassburg , generally not known or scarcely noticed to what an extent the history of any science is dependent on the local distribution of its material" (.Indian Antiquary 27, 1898, p 368-370 = Kleme Schnften [infra] p 294-296) As far as Jama studies are concerned, this remark has proved up to this day For the fact that, thanks to the action of Buhler (sometimes helped by Jacobi) and of Albrecht Weber, the Berlin National Library had bought many Jaina manuscripts already during the years 1870-1888, and the fact that, later, E Leumann further collected new
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