Re: KR Norman on by/vy alternation

Hi Eisel,

>   Do the Jains have any grammatical works sufficiently early to be
> of interest to a comparative study of Jain prakrit, Pali, & Sk.?  I
> have never read of such sources; but I am dimly aware that only
> the earliest Jain texts have a strong resemblance to canonical Pali.

I know very little on this but I did manage to find a short survey of
Prakrit grammatical works in M. Winternitz's History of Indian
Literature, Vol. III, Part II (Scientific Literature) translated by
Subhadra Jha (Motilal Banarsidass, 1967) pp. 447-451. The oldest
Prakrit grammar is the Praak.rtaprakaa"sa by Vararuci which treats
Maahaaraa.s.trii, Pai"saacii, Maagadhii, and "Saurasenii. The
Encyclopedia Britannica (1968 ed,) says this work is pre-700 A.D, The
next oldest work is the Praak.rtalak.sa.na by Ca.n.da, apparently in
bad shape. Next, is the eighth chapter of Siddhahemacandra by
Hemacandra (a Jaina monk), In addition to the dialects treated by
Vararuci, he treats also Aar.sa, Cuulikaapai"saacika, and
Aprabhra.m"sa. R. Pischel has produced a 2-part edition of this
chapter entitled: Hemacandras Grammatik der Praakritsprachen, Halle
1877-1880. This is just a few of the works covered in the survey to
give you some idea.

Best wishes,
Jim

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