Here are simple Jain sutras/stotras that are especially suitable for students to recite and reflect on before studying or class:

1) Navakar Mantra (Namokar Mantra)

• What it is: A fundamental prayer offered to pay homage to the fivefold spiritual order: Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyayas, and Sadhus.
• Basic text (one common form):

Namo Arihantānaṁ Namo Siddhānaṁ Namo Ayariyānaṁ Namo Uvāccānaṁ Namo Loe Savva-sāhulānaṁ

• Meaning (arth): Acknowledge and honor the supreme spiritual beings who have attained omniscience, and the holy elders who guide the path. It reminds the student to seek clarity, self-discipline, and right conduct in learning.

2) Samayik (Meditation for a fixed time)

• What it is: A short, disciplined period of meditation and reflection on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. For students, it supports calm focus and ethical study habits.
• Core idea: Quiet the mind, reflect on one’s learning goals, and resolve to study honestly, without harming others or harming your own understanding.

3) Pratikraman (Self-examination and repentance)

• What it is: A recollection of misdeeds and a formal apology to all beings, with a pledge to improve.
• Benefit for students: Fosters humility, honesty, and a commitment to learning from mistakes—useful when you’re facing difficult topics or errors in work.

Notes on tradition and meaning

• Digambar and Shwetambar commentators may vary in wording or emphasis, but the essential meaning remains: cultivate reverence, clarity, ethical conduct, and steady practice in the path of knowledge.
• If you’d like, I can provide exact texts in the Digambar and Shwetambar forms, along with their traditional meanings (arth) as preserved in Jain scriptures.

Would you like the precise Sanskrit/Prakrit wording for Navakar Mantra in both Digambar and Shwetambar variants, along with a brief, temple-tradition–approved interpretation for students?