SV: KR Norman on by/vy alternation

Hi Jim,

There is very little literature on the Prakrit Grammarians. The standard
monograph is by Luigia Nitti-Dolci, Les Grammarians Prakrits, Paris 1938.
She edited Le Prakrtanusasana de Purusottama,Paris 1938 (in Cahiers de la
Société Asiatique). The edition was dedicated to Helmer Smith, the editor of
Saddanitti.

Ole Pind


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Emne: Re: [palistudy] 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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