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Commentaries on Prakrit- Prakāśa:
(1) Prakrit-Mañjari of Kātyāyana (date uncertain) in verse, comments upto ninth chapters only. According to Pischel, he must be from South India, but tradition places him in the Eastern region. Examples of this commentary tally with those of Bhāmaha. The latter having a few additional examples. Pub. With text and Bhāmaha commentary, ed. Basant Kumar Chattopadhyaya, Calcutta 1914. // With text, Batukanath Sharma and Baldeva Upadhyaya, Nirnaya Sagar Press, Bombay 1915.// Mss. Adyar II. p. 87b (2Mss.); Adyar D. VI.726, 727 (inc.), 728, 729, XIII. 1905 (inc.), Baroda 6586 (b); Burnell 43b; Govt Oriental Library Madras 55;, Moodbidri (Script Kannada) No. 523.p. 27. Mysore ND X. 33969(inc.); Pannalal Bombay (now Mumbai) V.P.19; Sravanabelagola 86C; Trav.University 540 A, 5727 B (inc.);Udaipur II.168, 2(7) ;Visvabharati 1516, 2203; (2) Manoramā of Bhāmaha (between 573 - 695 CE to 779-813 CE) belonging to Kaśmīra, is in prose, commented upto 11" chapter of Prakritprakāśa, i.e. it left the Sauraseni dialect.
The commentary is sometimes very brief and unclear. However, it is quite helpful in many respects. Pischel identifies the author of Kāvyālañkāra, with the commentator of Prakrit Prakāśa, but scholars conjecture the existence of several Bhāmahas in Indian literature. Pub. With text, notes, English translation and Index of Prakrit words, by E.B. Cowell, In: Prakrit Prakāśa. Ist ed., Hertford 1854; 2nd Reprint edition, London 1868. 3rd ed. Punthi Pustaka, Calcutta 1962.// With text and commentary of Kātyāyana, ed. Basant Kumar Chattopadhyaya, Calcutta 1914. // With text, ed. Udyotana Sastri, Varanasi 1940.// With text, ed. Udagarama Dabral, Varanasi 1977. Mss. Adyar II. p. 87b (2mss.); Adyar D. IVI.723, 724 XIII. 1905 (inc.), Alwar 1156; America 2644; BIII. 16; Baroda 1831 (1); Bikaner 5711;BombayUniversity 82,83; BORI. 293 and 294(inc.) of 1875-76, 92 of 1881-82,124 of A1882-83; 182 of 1882-83, 256
