Nalarayadavadanticarita (Adventures of King Nala and Davadanti): A Work in Old Gujarati, Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 40, Part 4 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781422377062)

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.

Author: Ernest Bender
ISBN-10: 1422377067
ISBN-13: 9781422377062
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1951
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.31d