Universal Values of Prakrit Texts

SR No.: 006701
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 368
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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7. INTERRELATION OF PRĀKŘIT AND KANNADA LITERATURE
- Prof. Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah, Bangalore
It is not an exaggeration to say that the history of Karnataka Language and literature. Would be complete & meaningful only with ref. to Pk. It has played such an imp. role in the development of Ka. lit, which can be explained & analysed on four levels:
1. On Ka. la.: A linguistic analysis on historical lines will clearly exhibit the depth & dimension of this inf. Early Ka. grammarians were also aware of this aspect. As a result of the contact of Pk., certain phonetic & semantic changes have also taken place.
2. On Ka. lit: First stratum of Pk. on Ka. lit. is the subject of this paper.
3. One Ka. metre: A detailed & analytical study of Ka. prosodical principles reveals the tone & colour of Pk. metres. In particular three forms of Ka. metre (ragale, Kanda - & Sāngatya) bear the stamp of Pk. Early Ka. poets are infd by Apabhraíśa Kadavakas. The very conception of ādipāsa & antya Prāsa in Ka. verses, owes its allegiance to Pk. Kāvyas. Ka. poets have used the words paddati, paddati as synonyms to ragale, kind of Ka. metre, which reiterates Pk. inf. Pk. 'paddadia and other variants paddikā, pajjahaạikā can be compared with Ka. forms, which attribute to a common source. Kanda, another Ka. metre, has evolved on the model of Pk. Skandaka(a Sanskritised form of Pk. Khandaa) & Apabramsa Khandaya/Khandaa. Similarly Sangatya, a Ka, Sanghattā metre.
4. On religion in Kta.Jainism, according to the traditional belief, is said to have come from north, the region of Prakrit. Every house respectfully recites Prakrit. Cattāri-mangalam ! Pañcanamõkāra Mañtram. A critico-historical study of Kannada literature beginning with the early proto Kannada
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