Nalarayadavadanticarita (Adventures of King Nala and Davadanti)

Nalarayadavadanticarita (Adventures of King Nala and Davadanti)
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Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 1422377067
ISBN-13 : 9781422377062
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Download or read book Nalarayadavadanticarita (Adventures of King Nala and Davadanti) written by Ernest Bender and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 1951 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nalarayadavadanticarita is an Old Gujarati rendition of the Jain parallel to the Nala-Damayanti story of the Mahabharata. As with other parallel Jain, Hindu, & Buddhist stories & motifs, the work has many unique features, since the Jain story-teller employed it for the edifying presentation of the Jain religion. The present edition is based upon four paper manuscripts, designated, for facility of reference, B, H, P, & S. Contents: (I) Introduction: The Source of the Materials; The Story & Its Significance; Meters; (II) Grammar: Phonology; Morphology; Notes on Syntax; (III) Text: (IV) Translation; (V) Glossary; & (VI) References. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.


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