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9. Prakrit Aura Usakā Sāhitya (Hindi) by Hardeo Bahari gives a brief
sketch of the prominent works of Prakrit, i.e. canonical and Noncanonical literature, Prakrit Kāvyas, dramas etc. It also contains a few maxims with their Hindi translation. Pub. Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi
1984 (40/H 74). 10. Pāiya Bhāsão Ane Sāhitya (Gujrati) by Hiralal Rasikadasa Kapadia,
divided into two parts, Prakrit language and its literature. It gives the content of Prakrit dialects. Pub. Vinayacandra Gulabcandra Shah,
Bhavnagar 1950, p. 252, (40/G 24). 11. Prakrit Sāhitya Kā Itihāsa (Hindi) by Jagdish Chandra Jain, divided
into eleven chapters, it deals with the evolution of languages, classification of Prakrit dialects, Svetambar and Digambar canonical literature, exegetical literature and other selected texts in Prakrit, in first four chapters. The fifth chapter is devoted to Prakrit literature (5th-10th cent. CE), the sixth to Prakrit narrative literature (4th- 17th cent. CE), the 7th and 8th chapters to carita kavyas and kāvya literature in Prakrit (18 to 17th cent. CE). The 9h - 11" chapters deal with Prakrit dialects in Sanskrit drama, Prakrit sastakas, Prakrit works in grammar, prosody, rhetoric, astrology, poetry etc. several topics. Pub. Chowkhamba Vidyabhavan, Raștra Bhāṣā Text S. No.
82, Varanasi, Ed 2nd 1985, p. 667. 12. Prakrit Aura Usakā Sāhitya (Hindi) by Dr. Mohan Lal Mehta,
Pub. Bihar Rașțrabhāṣā Parişad , Patna 1966, p. 26.(40/H 132). 13. Prakrit Bhāṣā Aura Sahitya Kā Ālocanātmaka Itihāsa (Hindi) by
Nemicandra Sastri (40/ H 104). 14. Jaina Sāhitya Kā Bșhad Itihāsa (Hindi) in 7 volumes. a. Vol. 1, by Pt. Bechardas Doshi, divided into twelve chapters
(prakaranas), it deals with the content and other details of12 Añga texts. The volume contains an exhaustive and learned introduction by the author on redaction, composition, language, date, volume, etc. of canons, in general. It has also three appendices. Pub.
Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, S.No.6, Varanasi, Ed. 2nd 1989, p.16,330, b. Vol. 2.by Dr. Jagdish Chandra Jain & Dr. Mohan Lal Mehta deals
with arigabāhya texts: twelve upārgas, four mūlasūtras, six chedasūtras, two cūlikāsūtras and ten prakīrņakas. Pub. Parshwanath Vidyapeeth,
S.No.7, Varanasi, Ed. 2nd 1989, p. 18, 368. c. Vol. 3.by Dr. Mohan Lal Mehta, entitled 'Āgamika Vyākhyā
Sāhitya' treats of exegetical literarure of Svetambar canons i.e.
