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candra is stili not fully known to us. Manamohan Ghosh properly edited the Prakrit Kalpataru of Ramatarkavagisa (17th C.) and published it in 1954 from Asiatic Society. Calcutta. He added in the appendix the Prakrit Sabdanusasana with English translation along with other small Prakrit Grammar texts. Vasantaraj of 14th15th A.D. wrote a commentary on the Prakrit Sabdanusasana. The studies of tbe Prakrit Kalpataru were made by Lassen and Grierson and then the text was edited by E. Hultzsch in 1909 Published by Royal Asiatic Society, Hertferd.
Prakrit Sai vasva of Markandya (16th A.D.) was first edited by Bhattanath Svami and published by Grantba Pradarshini, Vijagapatam in 1927 and than its second edition with critical introduction was made by Dr. KC Acharya and published by Prakrit Society, Ahmedabad in 1968 Markandeya divided Prakrit into four types, Bhasa, Vibhasa, Apabhramsa and Paisaci. Bhasa is furtber divided into five types, Maharastri, Sauraseni, Pracya, Avanti and Magadhi. Vibhasa is of five kinds-Sakari, Candali, Savari, Abhiri and Dbakki. Apabhramsa is of three types – Nagar, Bracada, and Upanagara and Paisaci is also divided into several kinds. It is the reason why Dr. Pichel stressed the study of Prakrita Sarvasva for understanding the rules of other Prakrits.8 11) The Western School of Prakrit Grammarians
The Western school of Prakrit Grammarians may be charted as follows: 1. Valmiki (?)
: Some sutras 2. Namisadhu
: Commentary of Rudrata's Kavya
lankara II. 2 3. Hemacandra (1088-1172 A.D.) Prakrtavy a karana 4. Commentaters and Followers :
(0) Udaya Saubhagya Gani : Vyut pattidipika (ii) Narendra Candrasuri : Prakrta Prabodha (iii) Simhadeva Gani : Commentary of Vagbhattalankara
II
.. Trivikrama (13th C.) 6. Narasimha 7. Simbaraja (15th C.) 8 Laksmidhara (1 5th C.) 9. Appayadiksita (1553-1636
A.D.) 10. Srutasagara (V.S. 1575) 11. Balasarasvati
: Prakrita Vyakarana : Prakrita Sabda Pradipika : Prakrita Rupavatara : Sadbhasacandrika
: Prakrita Manidipika : Audaryacintamani : Sadbhasavivarana
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