Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Stutividyā (In Sanskrit and Hindi)
Subtitle: (Jinaśataka)
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Degradun, India
Language: san; hin
Translated from: san
Translation of: Stutividyā
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9788193272671
Description: ‘Stutividyā’ by Ācārya Samantabhadra (circa second century CE) is the adoration of the twenty-four Tīrthańkara, the Most Worshipful Supreme Beings. In his earlier masterpiece work ‘Svayambhūstotra’, Ācārya Samantabhadra had expressed his devotion to the twenty-four Tīrthańkara in a highly analytical manner, establishing the supremacy and inviolability of their Doctrine. ‘Stutividyā’, however, is the epitome of poetic dexterity; in its 116 verses, Ācārya Samantabhadra has used the most amazing figures-of-speech –  alańkāra –  that make the composition highly ornate, inviting and, at places, extremely difficult to comprehend. Such adroitness is possible only in the Sanskrit language; perhaps that is the reason some consider Sanskrit as the most scientific language in the world.
Notes: Adoration of the twenty-four Tīrthańkara