________________ अर्धमागधी का मूल स्वरूप निर्णीत करने का स्तुत्य प्रयास भगवान महावीर ने अपना उपदेश अर्धमागधी भाषा में दिया था। डॉ.चन्द्रा जो अर्धमागधी की खोज में व्यस्त है, उन्होंने आचारांग के प्रथम अध्ययन को अर्धमागधी में रूपान्तरित करने का जो प्रयत्न किया है वह प्रशंशनीय है। डॉ. चन्द्रा ने जो किया है वह वे ही कर सकते हैं क्योंकि उनका ध्यान वर्षों से इस ओर है कि वास्तविक दृष्टि से अर्धमागधी का क्या स्वरूप हो। यह कार्य सरल नहीं है। आचारांग को लेकर उन्होंने जो कार्य किया है वह अपूर्व है और इसके लिए वे धन्यवाद के पात्र हैं। अहमदाबाद -पं. दलसुख मालवणिया A CONSTANT CONTINUOUS LAUDABLE EFFORT I agree with you whole heartedly and express my admiration at the labour you have taken to go into the statistical evidence for your conclusions. You merit greatest praise for your work and the assumption that the oldest Ardhamagadhi retained the old IndoAryan stops. You will have also to consider the retention of nasal n (न) (dental), and the dental cluster nn (न), PUNE -Prof. A.M.Ghatage A New Direction in Jaina Canonical Research This present latest attempt aims at applying his resultant concept and principles of restoration to one small part of the Ardhamagadbi texts viz., the first chapter of the Acaranga which scholars have accepted as the earliest text. Dr Chandra's present work succeeds substantiated as it is by evidence based on comparative documentation and assessment of all available texual data, in giving as a glimpse of some phonological and morphological fcatures of the original Agamic Ardhamagadhi. Let us earnestly hope this important research work is further taken up by other students of Amg. canon for which Dr. Chandra has given the lead and has demonstrated the method. Ahmedabad - Prof. H. C. Bhayani Jain Education International . For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
