1. For the history of Kannada
language and literature, it is one of the earliest works, however much it may
upset our present notions of the development of Kannada language, unless it can
be proved to be modern.
2. For the history of
Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil & Telegu literatures of the 9th
century, it is an eye opener.
3. For the study of Jainism
in particular and all other schools of Indian philosophy and religions, it
provides new material which may revolutionise our present concepts of the
development of Indian thought.
4. For political history of India and
Karnataka, it provides fresh material as it mentions Amoghavarsha and Ganga rulers of Mysore .
5. For the history of Indian
mathematics, it is an important document.
The recent studies in Viresena’s Dhavala Tika show that Indians even in
9th century, if not centuries earlier, were conversant with the
theory of place-values, laws of indices, the theory of logarithms, special
methods to deal with fractions, theories of transformations, geometrical and
mensuration formulae, infinite processes and theories of infinity anticipating
canter and other western mathematicians, correct value of (pi), permutation and
combination etc. Kumudendu’s work seems
to be far more advanced than even Virasena’s and therefore not easy of
comprehension.
6. For the study of Indian
Positive Sciences, it is important showing how as early as the 9th
Century, if not earlier, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ayurveda, Zoology,
Veterinary Science, astronomy, etc. had developed in India .
7. For the history of fine
arts like architecture, sculpture, iconography, painting etc. the Bhuvalaya
forms an inexhaustible source.
8. Special attention should
be drawn to the version of Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata, which have been
embedded in the general text in such a way that it is impossible to assert that
they are interpolations by some moderns, who should have had extraordinary
genius indeed to produce work involving mathematical combination of letters to
fit in the general scheme of numerous other Kava’s. There are not less than eight or ten versions
of Gita according to Kumudendu in five languages. Regarding Mahabharata in which the Bhandarkar
Institute of Poona is working for the past 25 years and more to bring out a
critical edition, the Bhuvalaya professes to give the original nucleus of the
Mahabharata called Jayakhya Samhita.
Further it gives three versions of Rig Veda differing entirely from the
accepted versions. The Bhagavad Gita,
Mahabharata and Rig Veda as well as the Ramayana (which also is included in
this Kavya by Kumudendu) are acknowledgly fundamental texts for the study of
Indian culture.
9. Besides these works of
general interest, the Bhuvalaya professes to give the texts of important Jaina
texts like Tattvarthadigama sutras of Uma Swati, Gandhahasti Mahabhasya,
Devagamastotra etc, of Samanta Bhadra, Chudamani, Samayasara, Pravachana Sara
etc of Kundakundacharya, the work of Pujyapada like Sarvartha Siddhi, Akalamka,
Virasena, Jinasena etc of Digambara Scnhool, the Angas, and many works
considered lost by Digambaras but claimed to have been preserved by the Swethambaras. Technical works like Suryaprajnapti,
Chandraprajnapti, Jambudwipa prajnapti, Trilokaprajnapti etc.
10.
The
works is also important from the archeological point of view as it gives a list
of 27 alphabets, including
Brahmi, Kharoshti, Yavanani (Greek), Saindhava (Indus Script), Gandhara, Bolidi etc. and languages like Tebati (Tibetan), Parasa (Persion) etc.
Brahmi, Kharoshti, Yavanani (Greek), Saindhava (Indus Script), Gandhara, Bolidi etc. and languages like Tebati (Tibetan), Parasa (Persion) etc.
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