Proceedings of the Seminar on Prakrit Studies 1973

Author(s): K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania, Nagin J Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Prakrit verses in works on Sanskrit poetics have received less attention than what they deserve from Sanskrit scholars and editors of these works. Scholars believed that the number of these Prakrit verses might not be large, as a good many of them are repeated from early standard works. When I first undertook the work of restoring the text of corrupt verses in Prakrit, given as illustrations in these works, I myself was not aware of the stupendous nature of the work I would be required to do. No doubt, a large number of these verses are quoted in common by various writers on poetics; still the fact remains that the total number of Prakit verses cited as illustrations far exceeds our general belief. Bhoja's Sarasvatikanthabharaṇa (SK) alone quotes 350 Prakrit stanzas; and his Śṛngaraprakasa (SP) earns the distinction of quoting the largest number of Prakrit verses. The first 24 chapters of SP out of 36, which are so far published, contain 780 Prakrit verses. Chapters XXV to XXX of the SP which were available to me for my present study quote not less than 694 Prakrit verses. In all we have 1480 Prakrit verses in the first 30 chapters of SP.
I have already published my study of the Prakrit verses occurring in the first 24 chapters.
21. Bhoja's Sṛngāraprakāśa
(Chapters XXV-XXX)
Prakrit Text Restored
Dr. V. M. Kulkarni, Bombay
In this paper I present study of the Prakrit verses occurring in Chapters XXV to XXX (both inclusive). With a view to saving space I confine my discussion to very obscure Prakrit verses and as regards the remaining ones I refer scholars to the sources indicated in the Index given at the end of this paper.
1) Vide my papers: The Śṛngaraprakāśa; Prakrit Text Restored.
1) Shivaji University Journal, vol. I, 1968
2)
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3)
- Bombay University Journal vol XXXIX,No75, 1970
I acknowledge with thanks the following suggestions made by Prof. M.
V. Patwardhan after going through these papers:
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Shivaji University Journal, vol IV; 1971