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G.
Minor Grammars
Generally correct, wanting the first 9 leaves and the 11th, and the last portion. The leaves are continuous.
Age - Seems to be very old. Author - Could not be ascertained. On fol. 101 we find the follow
ing verse :-ॐ नमः श्रीसिद्भिनाथाय । प्रणम्य शिरसा देवी बालानां हितकारिणीं । यथावत्संप्रवक्ष्यामि धातुप्रत्ययपंचिकाम् ॥ Aufrecht mentions a धातुप्रत्ययपंचिका as a grammar from the शाब्दिकाभरण by धर्मकीर्ति. The Ms. before us howevar treats of many subjects in
addition to " Vebal forms". Subject — The topics discussed follow the same order generally as
that of the Siddhāntakaumudi. The Ms. begins with a part of the व्यंजनसंधिs and ends in the middle of the आख्यात section.
शब्दभूषण
Sabdabhūşaņa
457
No. 260
1882-83
Size - 101 in. by 4, in. Extent - 12 leaves, 13 lines to a page, 32 letters to a line. Description - Country paper. Devanāgarl characters, bold, legible
and not very inaccurate writing. Complete as far as
it goes. Age - Not very old in appearance. Author-Danavijaya, pupil of Vijayarajasuri. Subject - A manual of grammar thrown in a metrical form and
intended for the use of young learners. Contains the following topics : संज्ञा, संधिपंचक, विभक्ति, अव्यय, स्त्रीप्रत्यय, विभक्त्यथै,
समास and तद्धित. Begins -ॐ॥ श्रीगोडीपार्श्वनाथाय नमः ॥ ॐ नमः ।।
ॐ रूपाय चिदानंदस्वरूपाय महात्मने । नमो भगवते नित्यं परमज्योतिषेईते ॥१॥
