Mahapurana of Puspdanta

SR No.: 001536
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratna N Shriyan
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1969
Total Pages: 348
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Literature
File Size: 21 MB

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NATURE OF DEŚVA ELEMENT
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Dobā he has discussed the question of the relationship betewen Ap. and Desibhāsā. He has also discussed this topic in his article “Apabhramsa Bhaşā aur Sahitya" i and in his article "Apabhrarśa Studies" in Allahabad University Studies, 1925, vol. I. He has quoted from ancient
uthorities like Bharata. Rudrata, Vāgbhata and others in his abovementioned discussion and has come to the conclusion that Ap. is identical with Deśībhāṣā. Jain feels that the authors have been using Desibhāṣā and Ap. as mutually interchangeable. He further says that the poets themselves have called their language Desi bhāsā and have never liked to use the word Ap. for their language while grammarians have called it invariably by the latter name. 2 Thus, he equates Desi with Apabhramsa and interprets the passages accordingly.
In his article on "Svayambhū and his two Poems in Ap." Jain surmises that Svayambhū might have to his credit a lexicon probably of Ap. or Desi words. But Bhayani refers to this and differs from him taking the references in a general way."
Hargovind Das Sheth has discussed the problem of Desi in the Introduction to his Paia-sadda-mahaņņayo (sk. Prāksta-sabda-mahārnavah). He agrees with Grierson regarding the source of dest words and ssay that they are very ancient and their source is Primary Prakrits or Provincial dialects of Vedic times. He also refutes the theory of the NonAryan Origin of desi words.
In PSM. Sheth notes the Deśi words with suitable references to De. śināmamala and Pāialacchināmamālā. But he does not give any criteria why he considers these words as deši.
A. N. Upadhye has edited several Pk., Ap. and Jain Sk. texts like Kamsavaho, Usāņiruddha, Candralekhā,' Lilāval,* Paramātmaprakāśa, Brhatkathākośa 10 and Pravacanasāra (Pk, work). In his article on “Kanarese words in Desi Lexicons'll he has discussed briefly the problem of Desi besides giving a critical list of a few deść words from Deść lexi. 1. See Nāgaripracãrini Patrikā (N, S.), 50, 1-2, V. S. 2002, pp. 104-105. 2. See Jain, Pahuda Dohā, Preface, p. 6; Ibid, Intro. p. 45. 3. See Jain, 'Svayambhu and his two Poems in Ap.”, Nagpur Universi:y Journal, I, Dec.
1935, pp. 74–75. 4. See PC. I, Introduction, p.29 and PC. III, Introduction, pp. 37-38. 5. See PSM., H. D. T. Sheth, Calcutta, 1928, Introduction, pp. 6-7. 6. Karsavaho, Bombay, 1940. 7. Candralekhā, Bombay, 1945, 8. Lilāvas, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay. 1949. 9. Paramātmaprakāśa, Bombay, 1937. 10. Bịhatkathākośa, Bhāratiya Vidyā Bhavan, Bombay, 1943. 11. ABORI, vol. 12, pp. 174–284.
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