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Prakrit Verses in Sanskrit Works on Poetics
Faiulure to appreciate the charm of the gathas, of songs (vocal music), of the notes of the lutes and of grown-up ladies—well, that itself is a great punishment.
We never become satiated with the delight which springs from Prakrit poetry, from the utterances of clever people and from the drinking of cool and fragrant water."
Prakrit poetry which is marked by the use of Deśya (provincial, regional) words, which has sweet (pleasing) sounds, which is cast in metrical form, which is graceful and whose sense is clear (sphuta) obvious (vikata) and transparent (prakata). deserves to be studied (read) (by all)."
While Prakrit poetry, charming, full of (lifting word music) adored by young ladies and enriched by the sentiment of love is at hand, who will care to go in for Sanskrit (poetry) ?12
4. Various Poet's Praise Of Prakrit Poetry : (a) Vākpati "The charm of Sanskrit speech blooms in its Prakritic shadow, while the (innate)
9) गाहाणं गीयाणं तंतीसद्दाण पोढमहिलाणं। ..
ताणं चिय सो दंडो जे ताण रसं न याणंति ।। [गाथानां गीतानां तन्त्रीशब्दानां प्रौढमहिलानाम् ।
तेषामेव स दण्डो ये तेषां रसं न जानन्ति ॥] 10) पाइयकव्वम्मि रसो जो जायइ तह य छेयभणिएहिं ।
उययस्स य वासियसीयलस्स तित्तिं न वचामो ॥ [प्राकृतकाव्ये रसो यो जायते तथा च च्छेकभणितैः ।
उदकस्य च वासितशीतलस्य तृप्तिं न व्रजाम: ॥] 11) देसियसद्दपलोट्टं महुरक्खरछंदसंठियं ललियं ।।
फुडवियडपायडत्थं पाइयकव्वं पढेयव्वं ।। [देशीयशब्दप्रवृत्तं मधुराक्षरच्छन्द:संस्थितं ललितम् ।
स्फुटविकटप्रकाटार्थं प्राकृतकाव्यं पठनीयम् ॥] 12) ललिए महुरक्रवरए जुवईजणवल्लहे ससिंगारे । ।
संते पाइयकाव्वे को सक्कइ सक्कयं पढिउं । [ललिते मधुराक्षरे युवितजनवल्लभे सशृङ्गारे । सति प्राकृतकाव्ये क: ष्वष्कते/शक्नोति संस्कृतं पठितुम् ॥]
