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प्राकृतसर्वस्वम् ।
SECTION IV
Forgotten Works Known to Markanḍeya* 1 Śakalya, Kohala, Bhojadeva and
the unnamed Author
60. Curiously enough Mk quotes in his grammar lines from some works and refers to some authorities so far unknown.
In the introduction to his work Mk frankly admits his indebtedness to such authorities as Śakalya, Bharata, Kohala, Vararuci, Bhāmaha, Vasantarāja and others and says that he is going to compose his grammar after consulting their works. Of these, Bharata is the celebrated author of NS, Vararuci of Prākṛtaprakāśa, Bhāmaha of a commentary called Manoramā on Vararuci's grammar and Vasantaraja of a commentary called Samjivani on the same work. But Śakalya and Kohala still remain a mystery to us and will continue to be so as long as the lines referred to their works are not traced. Mk places Sakalya first in the list of his predecessors and refers to his view by name in four places of his work and to Kohala in one place.' Commenting on his rule V. 30 (ādītau bahulam) which corresponds to V. 24 in Vr., Mk says that feminine
* I am thankful to the Editor, OHRJ (Vol XII, 1964) for having published my paper of which the present section is slightly developed.
1. B & Mss except A record three references to Sakalya by Mk. Only A records an additional reference to Śākālya-dāvaś ceti Sakatyaḥ which points to the dhātvadesa of drs as dāva in M, thus bringing the total number of references to Sakalya to four. PS VI1, 106
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