Prakritsarvaswam

SR No.: 001369
Original Sutra Author: Markandey
Author: Krushnachandra Acharya
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 424
Language: Prakrit, Sanskrut, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Grammar
File Size: 20 MB

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GENERAL EDITORIAL
The Prakrit Text Society has accepted a programme of publishing Prakrit Grammars on an uniform plan with a view to bringing out critical, or at least authentic, editions of those which are hitherto unpublished or which are not available or which are not critically edited, generally in order of priority.
The Prakṛta-sarvasva of Markandeya is an important grammar of the Eastern School. The author flourished in the 16th century and wrote this work under Mukundadeva, the ruler of Orissa. His treatment is thorough, and he quotes a number of Prakrit works from which he has collected his material. This grammar had already caught the attention of earlier scholars like PISCHEL, GRIERSON, NITTI DOLCI etc. A good edition of this grammar was already brought out by S. P. V. BHATTANATHASWAMI, Vizagapattam, in 1912 (reprinted in 1927). But it is long out of print.
Our Thanks are due to Dr. K. C. ACHARYA who has critically edited this grammar, using all the Mss. of it so far known (including even those which were once handled by GRIERSON). It was good of him that he entrusted this work to the Prakrit Text Society for publication. It will be seen from his Introduction that he has shed additional light on the biography of Märkandeya, and discussed a number of problems connected with Prakrit in general and this grammar in particular. The cause of Prakrit studies is much helped by the publication of this grammar which along with that of Purusottama has its own specialities.
We are highly grateful to Dr. P. L. VAIDYA, the President of the Prakrit Text Society, who kindly made arrangements for printing this work efficiently at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute's Press and also took great pains in setting up the format and correcting the proofs of this work.