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of Digambars, its phonetics, declension, etc. It also contains collections from different Saurasenī works. The work has a scholarly introduction on evolution of this dialect in historical perspective by Prof. Premsuman Jain. Pub. Prakrit Adhyayana Prasara Kendra, Udaipur 1988, p. 119,128. (49/H154A).
e. Deśya Prakrit
Studies in Deśya Prakrit by H.C. Bhayanī, is a collection of author's diverse writings, namely, Studies in Deśīnāmamālā, Origins of multiple meanings of Desya words, Bhāṣālakṣaṇa chapter of Gītālarikāra, importance of Jaina literature for the study of Deśya Prakrit, notes on Some Deśī words and his Apabhramsa section, like other parts of the grammar, is written in sūtra and with fresh examples in verses Prabandha Pañcaśati Bhāṣā Sāmagri. Pub. Kalikāla Sarvajña Hemacandra Navam Janma Satābdī Smrti Śikṣaņa Nidhi, Ahmedabad 1988, p.30, 278.
VI. General works on Prakrit and their Catalogues 1. A Bibliography of Prakrit Language (English) compiled by SR Banerjee, attempts to register all important and significant writings done in the field of Prakrit in the major European languages since 1800 CE-a period when the study of Prakrit was beginning to come to lime light in the Western world. Only exceptionally, any item beyond 1960 has been included. The entries contained herein are 450, divided into, grammar and edited texts, Prakrit grammatical works and authors referred to, general books, papers, works and articles on Prakrit languages. Pub. Sanskrit Book Depot (P), Calcutta 6, 1977, p.31.
2. Prakrit Languages and their contribution to Indian Litearature (English) by SM Katre, attempts to introduce the literary and linguistic heritage, contained in the Prakrit literature and to assess the manifold contribution that Middle - Indo Aryan has made to Indian culture in general. Pub. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Studies No 3, Bombay 1945, p.102,
