Books and Papers

Author(s): A N Upadhye
Publisher: Hindi Granth Ratnakar

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[ II 16 - 1933; for its Hindi version sce J.S.B., II, pp. 137-39,
Arraha, 1936). The term nisidiyā in its various forms frequently occurs in many Jaina inscriptions in Sanskrit, Kannada and Prakrit. The etymology and significance of this term are discussed in this note.
16. Varāhamihira and Buzūrjmchr (The I.H.Q., IX, 4,
pp. 984–86, Calcutta, 1933). In the light of certain Indian and Iranian traditions, the probability of Varāhamihira and Buzūrjmehr being identical is discussed in this note. The facts of Varāhamihira's life are put together, and it is suggested that his original name might have been Brhanmitra which means the same as Buzūrjmehr. 17. Syntactic Position of Preposition in Ardhamāgadhi (The
I.H.Q., IX, 4, pp. 987–88, Calcutta, 1933). In Vedic Sanskrit separable prepositions are found in plenty. In this note four instances of separable prepositions from Ardhamāgadhi canon are noted and explained.
18. The Prākrit Dialect of Pravacanasāra or Jaina Saura
seni (The J.U.B., II, 6, Bombay, May 1934). The Jaina Sauraseni occupies an important position in the scheme of Prākrit dialects. With a view to shed more light on this dialect it is attempted here to present a descriptive grammar of the gāthäs of Pravacanasāra. After a comparative study it is shown that this dialect inherits many features of the Ardhamāgadhī dialect of the Svetāmbara canon, that it is nourished in the background of Saurasenī, and that strong influence of Sanskrit is working on it. Furthermore, its name and home and i relation with the preclassical Prakrit of the Natyasāstra are fully discussed.
19. Darsanasāra of Devasena: Critical Text (Annals of the
B.O.R.I., XV, 3-4, pp. 198–206, Poona, 1934). The Darśanasāra of Devasena is an important text for the study of Jaina schisms. The Prākrit text is critically edited here with the help of five Mss. from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Various readings are given in the footnotes.