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पार्श्वनाथ विद्यापीठ समाचार
15 Days National Workshop on Prakrit Language and Literature
January 4-18, 2014
Sponsored by Shri Lekh Raj Mehta, Senior Advocate, Jodhpur
Venue pecth, L. T. 1. Road,
Bui
Sh. Lekh Raj Mehta
Parshwnanth Vidyapeeth Objective of the Workshop: There is enormous literature in Prakrit, majority of the Prakrit works still remains inaccessible to the scholars of Jainology as well as to those working in other disciplines because of non-availability of Prakrit texts with their translations in other languages. For comparative study of Indian tradition, history, culture, literature, language, poetics etc. knowledge of Prakrit is essential. Therefore a concerted effort to provide knowledge of Prakrit language is the need of the hour.
The vocabulary of the Prakrit consists of three types of words Tatsama, Tadbhava and Deshya. Of these three types, the Prakrit language aims at the study of Tadbhava words. Teaching of Prakrit generally aims to enable the participants to successfully attempt and
