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Kaumudi of Bhattojī Dixit. Divided into eleven chapters, it also has sixteen appendices listing Prakrit words in alphabetical order, occurred as examples (1), formation of feminine words with use of feminine suffixes (2), adverbs and words formed with combination of adverbs (3), words illustrating use of cases, (4), compound words(samāsa) (5), secondary suffixes (taddhitānta) (6), secondary roots formed with affix yañ, formed with yañlug, denominative roots (nāmadhātu) (7), primary suffixes (krdanta) (8), Sauraseni terms (9), Jaina Saurasenī terms (10), Māgadhī terms (11), Ardhamāgadhi terms (12), Jaina Māhārāștrī terms (13), Paiśācī terms (14),Cūlikā Paiśācī terms (15)and Apabhraíśa terms(16). Pub. Tara Publications, Varanasi, 1963, p.24,532. 17. Prakrit Prabodha,(Hindi) by Nemicandra Shastri, is an introduction to the Prakrit language, composition, and translation with examples. This work encompasses all the rules needed for translation and composition. It also contains selections from different Prakrit texts. Pub. Chowkhamba Vidya Bhavana, Sanskrit Text Series No. 130, Varanasi 1965, p.258,
18. Prakrit Dipikā, (Hindi) by Sudarśana Lal Jain, divided into three sections, it provides the grammar of Prakrit, translation from Hindi to Prakrit and vicea versa. It also has collections from texts representing major dialects with Hindi translation. Pub. Parshvanath Vidyaśrama Šodha Sansthana (Now Parsvanath Vidyapeeth) Varanasi 1983, p.272.
31.Prakrit Sabdānuśāsana , Jivaraja Gautama,
19. Prakrit Cintamani, (Sanskrit) by Stahanakavasi saint Muni Ghasilalji, is an elementary grammar of Prakrit-Māhārāstrī, Sauraseni, Alpabhraíśa etc. with commentaries Kaumudi (Sanskrit) and Tattvadīpikā in Hindi. Pub. Acarya Sri Ghasilalji Maharaj Sahitya Prakasana Samiti,Indore 1987,p. 108, 20. Prakrit Kaumudi (Sanskrit) by Stahanakavasi saint Muni Ghasilalji, in five chapters, is based on the grammar of Hemacandra.
