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DESYA WORDS FROM THE MAHAPURANA
Accordingly, we have attempted in the following section to collect from all the relevant sources old as well as modern relevant information throwing light on the scope, character and definition of Desya. At the end of that discussion we have described the concept of Desya with which we work in extracting the material presented in the Second part of the thesis.
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Consistent with this concept of Desya we have also given there a scheme of classification of Desya and Deśya-like elements. The material in the second part of the thesis is presented according to this classification.
Words and expressions falling under each class are given alphabetically and all entries are numbered consecutively.
Information about each word of the classified list in the Second part is given according to the following plan:
1. The lexical item under study. (In the case of verbal forms, the verbal base is extracted and given first followed by its inflected forms and derivatives; and for the substantive etc., only the stem is given);
The place(s) of occurrence;
Meaning or meanings in English. The basis of this meaning in any one or more of the following sources :
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5. Citations from the original texts whenever they were deemed necessary along with English translation.
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(a) The old gloss on the texts,
(b) Prakrit dictionaries,
(c) The explanations of the editors of the three works,
(d) Independently.
Sanskrit gloss from the Mss. wherever it is available;
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References from authorities like Deśināmamālā, Paialacchināmamālā, Hemacandra's Prakrit Grammar, Trivikrama's Prakrit Grammar, PSM. etc. Occasionally references from Ratancandraji's Pk. dictionary and Abhidhāna Rajendra Kośa are also given.
References to the occurrence of the item in the following works: (a) JC. and NC.
(b) Other Ap. works like PC. of Svayambhu, KC. of Kanakāmara, Bh. of Dhanapāla etc.,
(c) Pk. works like Kamsavaho, Usāņiruddha etc.,.
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