Ji, “Hasta likhit pothi” yaani haath se likhya gaya pothi ek prakar pothe (pothi) no. Jain dharma ane puratatva na sandarbh ma vishesh rup thi palm-leaf pothi (talapatra pothi) ne haath thi likhva ma aavtu hatu.

Ek prakar ni mahiti:

• Talapatra pothi (palm-leaf manuscript): Kaccha, dry thailayel palm leaf par saaf aur navi likhai thi bani hoy. Bija leaves par line-by-line, varnano (varnam) thi likhvama aave, ane te gutla pata (bundle) rup ma bandhva ma aave. Aavdhe puratani Jain granthon, te kevu chhe. Aavu pothi varnanno (script) ane ink (yank) dvara haath thi taiyyar thay chhe. Aapana maline pothi ne sujalam tarike rakhiye ane rakhva mate bahu saras sutra-vibhag ma aavya chhe.

Aapne yaad rahe:

• Bija saman prakar pan chhe, jema birch bark (takhli) ya kagad par pani/pati thi likhe te pothi pan samanye chhe, pan talapatra pothi sabse pramukh ane vishesh Jain granthon ma chhe.
• Digambar ane Shwetambar parampara ma haath thi likhva ane pothi na upyog nu arth ane vidhi thoda thoda vakhvama aave chhe, pan mul roop ma talapatra pothi ni prachurata chali aavti hati.

Aapne jo potano vishe vistar ma vicharvo hoy to tame specific granth ya khand nu nam apo, to tene anusar vishisht detail api sakay.