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 JANUARY, 1576 OLD KANARESE LITERATURE. 15

OLD KANARESE LITERATURE, BY THE REV. F. KITTEL, MERCARA.

(From the Indian Evangelical Review, No. L. pp. G4-0.)

Jaina Literature.

The originaturs of Kannrese literature are tho Jainas, who have cultivated both Sanskrit and the vernaculars of the South. They have not only written from sectarian motives, bak also from a Jora for science, and havo reproduced nevarl Smuksit scientific works in Kumurene. The Sun- Suņis works duto lock us far no the beginning of the fourth century A.D. Their great gramma. rian Demacluera probably lived in the twelfth century. The oldest daina mannscript in Knua rose of which I know was copied 1.D. 1428. Tho saying that its original was composed a thousand years ago by be true. Some of the scientiflo Jain works in Kanarene, nil of thote in Sanskrit verse, ary the following :- 1. Nagavarma's Chhandas or Prosody. His birthplace was Velīgi dela. His work un prosody is the only standard work on that rubject known to the Kongrese. It comprises both Sanskrit and Kourese metres. As his Sanukrit source ho mentions only the well-known Okhandas of Pill- galo Någa. 2. Nigararma's Kileydenľaknima, n comprehen- sive treatise on the rules of Poetry. I have na yet only been able to procure the first mud the beginning of the moond chapter. The headings of its Eve clumpteri uro : Sabda maṛīti, Adøya malu | vyđuțilli, Gussa viveka, Mli krama, Rana nirilpana, 3. Någavarma's Niyhnuţu, a vocabulary based upon Farrushi, Kaliyudio, fldgarl, and the Amarakorka. The author gives only here aul there the Kane meanings of the Sanskrit terms, being often obliged, ou nocuunt of the nucleo it appears, to rise à generally known Sans- krit on. Ballyudin was a predecessor of Hema elandru, but later thon Bhägari and Amaradatta. 4. Shiva's Bazaraludkora, a treatise on pastry and dramatic composition, in profeuredly based nu Nägarnrina, Hornschanden, and others. The text of my macuscript is rather incorrect Horo pro a few sentences from Its first chapter in on imperfect translation :-- 1 mocans that are famous in poetical nad drama- cal works, Fibre occurs. Further, when the spoilition of the action of the mind, the proportion of which are, be stated, constant and inconstant, are perceived by spectators from perceptiona father of mucous looks, movement of the arma, nad su on, dumbkdoar occur. By in various ways potting in front and setting in montiou (sunchdra) death and the other constant ones, lyzbkichdes are prolocrd." M Kase prices from the Hidra; Speech (radana) displays this (tho rasa). Bhdea is the notion of the mind (manaḥ pravyitti); Vibhden specifies the Allnew Slimit is boring tulee il line cute for beauty (bkdovka) know and enjoy the Rama wluch in born of tho öỗđen, and tìuz în d'unbhdra. The action completely pervaded by tho mind whervia tho afhdyi (consinct property) in (still) combined with constancy is natural sliponition (mufea), mid by this (parichedas) the ed siku bħɗun in displayed, when it in not constant, it becomes athchdri (or egubkichdei, (.e. Incoustaut property).” "The night constant affections (thdyi hima) TO: Amorous jussion (ratí), zaocking (parihdeo), grief (das), afforz (uladha), wrath (prukopa), aston- ishment (eirmaya), four (bhaya), and aversion (ingupsalā}," “Thu eight natural (spontaneous) affections (edi- ika Elda) na hurripilation (palan), sears (fre). perspiration (ereďa), innbility to move (stambka), mental absorptiou (laya), inarticulato specchi (rvera bheda), truunor (kampa), und ebange of coiner (raicarnya)." "The appostion-affections (gostures) (ann- kkdra) are: frowning (brikati), colouring of tho fico (mukán rilya), change in the look of the syDA (lochaun vikṛīti), tremor of the lower Ups (adhara kampana), displacing of lunzie and feet ( charaṇa wyfzakaj, and other actions of the mons bars of shu kiedy.” "The thirty-three incountant affections (cyabki- shŕribhdraj aros intelligence (mati), aliamo (dezji), hmuto (drega), upprulimasion (énnkď), douth{marana}, Reklenen (kapulahD), delight (harcha), self-almar. ment (wirvoda), indigonco (dainya), recollection (emri), lons of practice of mind (muka), indolonna (diary)," etc. ¨The action of the wind (chitta eritti), tho pro- pertina (lakekaye) of which are constant (alhdyij und inconstant (epabbi,Adri), and are combina with the puntoramos abhinay) of amoro passion (rifņa) and so on, la Blden. When the actions of the mind aronse the constant, affections “The eight mild conditoute formatos, difuñe {bådea] by a playful woman and other such objects) amorous emotion (ylägdra), unrth ne belong to the means of excitement (ndiligane)|(kdeyu), tenderness (beruga), herolam (efra), anger of (ar concerning) the real object of affection (prarandral.surprise{ndżkula), terror (bhaydnaku), pillambano, fur iustnucu the hero of the piece), anil di gast (bitbikatau},"
 * Bhdea becottus apparent by the mind (châtta) ;