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the deśya (underivable) words current in each region in which it is spoken.
Besides, Prakrit grammar, he wrote commentaries on the Uṇādikosa, Kāvyasandipa and Mugdhavabodha. Grierson dated him not later than 16th cent. CE. He might have flourished between 12th and 16th cent.
Commentary, an auto-commentary contains numerous quotations mainly on the various exploits of Radha Kṛṣṇa which show that there existed a number of Prakrit poems from the episodes of this legend, current in mediaeval Bengal. Pub. Text in part, ed. G.A. Grierson, Asiatic Society of Bengal No. 8, Calcutta 1924.// The text (1-9 without 8) by L. Nitti Dolci, ed. de la Premier Sakha du Prakrit Kalpataru des Rāmaśarman, Paris 1939. By M. Ghosa, The Asiatic Society, Calcutta 1954.// Mss. IO 946.
10. Samkṣiptaśāstra of Kramdiśvara, with epithet Vādīndracakracūḍāmāņi, i.e. 'Crest jewel of the circle of great disputants', belonged to a place identified with modern Burdwan division. Very scanty record pertaining to him and his date is available. He is generally placed between Hemacandra (1088 CE1172 CE) and Bopadeva (CE 1250) or after the latter, hence flourished between 10th to 11th centuries.
Prakrit grammar of Kramdīśvara is appended to his Sanskrit grammar Samkṣiptaśāstra. His work is divided into five sections: treatment of vowels (svarakaryam), consonants (halkaryam), word declensions (subantakaryam), verbs (tiñantakāryaṁ) and treatment of Apabhramsa (Apabhraṁśārambhah). Kramdiśvara has not discussed in detail, the rules of Prakrit like later writers, but he has nicely recorded the main characteristic features of Prakrit language current during his time.
Though short his grammar is significant, as he has for the first time discussed a number of dialects and sub-dialects of Prakrit including Apabhramsa, some of which really represent the Eastern variety of language.
