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(ii) ibid. Vol. XXXN. pp. 140-150 6. Z. Wikrama Singhc Bombay, Index of all the Prakrit words 1905-1909
occurring in Pischel's Grammatic der Prakrit-Sprachen" (Indian
Antiquary, Vol. XXXIV) 7. G. A Grierson, Calcutta, (i) Paisachi and Chulika paisachi 1925
(J.A Lii, 1923, pp. 161-167) (ii) The Eastern School of Prakrit (Sir
Ashutosh Mukherji Silver Jublee Volumes, Vol. III, pt. II, Orientals,
Calcutta 1925, pp. 119-141 8. W.E. Clerk
Magadhi and Ardhamagadhi
(JAOS, pp. 44,1925) 9. J. Block
Ashoka's et la Magadhi (BSOS,W) 10. Alsdorf BSOS, 1939
Vasudevahindi, a specimen of
Arctric Jaina Maharashtri 1. Crierson JRAS, 1921 (i) Rajashekhar on the Home of
Paisachi IA. 1923
(ii) Paisachi and Culika paisachi 12. Know, ZDMG, 1910
Home of Paisachi (ZDMG. 1910) 13. Grierson, JRAS. 1918
Prakrit Bibhasha 14. F.B.J. Kuiper I.I.J.I I. 1957 Paisachi fragment of the Kuvalaya.
mala 15. P.D. Gune, Poona, 1919 Introduction to Comparative
Philology 16. P.V. Vapat, IHQ. Vol. 1928 The relation between Pali and
Ardhamagadhi 5. Prakrita Dialects used in Sanskrit Dramas
According to Sanskrit tradition, women children and downtrodden classes speak in Prakrits in the Dramas. Therefore various types of Prakrits can be viewed in Sanskrit dramatic works. E.B. Çowell is perhaps the first scholar who drew the attantion of the academic world and wrote a paper on "A Short Introduction of the ordinary Prakrit of the Sanskrit dramas (London, 1875). Then while editing the Sakuntalam of Kalidasa, Pischel explained its Prakrits. Printz's "Ehasa's Prakrits (Frankfut, A.M. 1921) and Luder's "The Fragments of Asvaghosa's Dramas (Berlin, 1911) may also may be mentioned in this context.
Ds. Keith proposed a good study of the Prakrits used in the Sanskrit Dramas in his learned book “Sanskrit Drama". He informs that Bhasa and Asvaghosa used Sauraseni. Ma gadhi and Ardba
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