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It also has commentary Kaumudi in Sanskrit and Tattva-Dīpikā in Hindi. Pub. Acarya Sri Ghasilalji Maharaj Sahitya Prakasana Samiti, Indore 1988, p. 358,
(IV) Works on Comparative Grammar: 1. Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, R. Pischel, trans. from German into English by Subhadra Jha, is one of the most popular, comparative and comprehensive study, on Prakrit grammar. This monumental work was originally written in German. It provides an introduction of Prakrit languages and their grammarains, a comparative study of phonetics, morphology, word formation and compounds. It also contains general index and glossary.Pub. Motilal Banarasidass, Varanasi 1957, p.437. 2. Prakrit Bhāṣāòn Kā Vyākaraṇa is Hindi translation of Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages of R.Pischel by Hemacandra Joshi, Bihar Rāstrabhașa, Parișad, Patna. 3. Tulanātmaka Pāli, Prakrit, Apabhramśa Vyākarana, (Hindi) trans. by Mahavira Prasad Lakhera, of the English title A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo Aryan of Dr Sukumar Sen, is the only work dealing with all the middle Indo-Aryan dialects. It treats, comparatively, of the grammar of Prakirt of Asokan inscription, inscriptions of Ceylone, dramas of Aśvaghoșa, Niya and Gandharī, Buddhist hybrid Sanskrit, Pali, Māhārāștrī, Ardhamāgadhi, Sauraseni, Māgadhi, Prācyā, Āvantī, sākārī, Țakki(Dhakki), Nāgaraka, Vrācadaka, Upanāgarka, Kaikaya, Paiśācika, Avahatthi and Cūlikā-Paiśācī. It deals with phonetics, declension, suffixes and compounds. Pub. Lokabharati Prakasana, 15-A , Mahatma Gandhi Marga, Allahabad 1969,p. 216,(49/H44).
4. Sanskrit Rūpaka Aura Prakrit (Hindi) by Dr. Maheśvara Prasad Singh , deals in five chapters with form of dramas, minor dramas in Sanskrit, introduction of prominent Sanskrit and Prakrit works, the prescribed rules regarding the dialects spoken by particular
