Studies in Desya Prakrit

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: Kalikal Sarvagya Shri Hemchandracharya Navam Janmashatabdi Smruti Sanskar Shikshannidhi Ahmedabad

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us exclusively from Hemacandra's Desināmamālā (or similar colle ctions). Their occurrence in a literary work about fifty years prior to the latter has several interesting implications. It authenticates some of the items of the Deśināmamālā which were unknown otherwise. It suggests a source, probably one or more earlier Deśí lexicons, which was commonly available to sāntisūri and Hemacandra. It also helps to clarify doubts about the precise form and meaning of certain words. A number of words reveal tlie influence of the contemporary popular dialects and indicate the emergent trends in the literary diciion. 304297, 35781, 491aa, 713'3, 171, ZATRAST, ETTE, qaro, afet can be cited as instances.
These Deśya words have been collected by Prof. R. Shriyan in the word-index given at the end of the work, giving meanings and refrences to relevant literature. Still a few words require special comments.
At 63, 8 occurs 91973 which is explained by the Tippaņa as Fathlfafaata. Now onwards from the eighth century2 we find in several Prakrit or Old Gujarati works a word 919 , 9143, 9135 in the sense of 'a dancing girl performing at a darbar or a festive occasion'. 91945 seems to be the earlier form of 9737, but the etyomology remains obscure.
The root of qaza (86, 9), 'slipping' is preserved with metathesis in Gujarati g'to slip'.
___ In वल्लरे कल्लरे (83, 9), कल्करे seems to be a jingling reduplication of granit, comparable to Gujarati formations 7190-AN, 31172
2. Cf. qu'au135010 (7, 23, p. 25) and qfar fa 915315 (26, 100,
p. 231) (in a description of celebrations at the birth of prince) in the 31131177.4futanara of Āmradevasūri (1133 A.D.). For Old Gujarati see Svādhyāya 5, 1, 1967 p. 30- Pāiasaddamahannavo has recorded several occurrences from the Samarāiccakahā.