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Book Review
Studies in Jainology, Prakrit literature and Language (A collection of select 51 papers) by Dr. B.K. Khadabadi. Publisbers, Prakrit Bharati Academy, Johari Bazar, Jaipur, Price : Rs. 300.00.
Publishing of some articles of some scholars in a book form like the present one, is one of the good things of the Prakrit Bharati Academy of Jaipur. Shri D.R. Mehta, its secretary is doing good job by adding such publications to the list of its publications
Dr. Khadabadi, who has devoted all his life to the study of Jainology & Prakrit languages and literature, is a serious scholar. He has indicated in the preface to this volume under review that some more articles are still remain unpublished. It will be a good endea. vour if these articles are also published in another subsequent volume, because it is always diffieult to find out the articles from the pages of different Journals etc. that are not exit at one or two places often.
These 51 articles have been devided into several categories. Papers related to Jain religion, philosophy, ethics, history, cosmography, yoga and contribution of Jainism to some aspects of Indian Culture are arranged in serial order and papers connected with Prakrit languages and literature are taken next. Articles like : Influence of Prakrit on the languages of Vadàārādhane; Gahasattasal Bhagavati Arādhanā and the effect of middle Indo-Aryan literature on Kannada literature are thought-provoking, while some other articles : Kannada words in Desināmamālā, Kannad Element in Dhätvädeśa, Prakritisms in Kannada Inscriptions & Någavarma's Three and a half languages are very much interesting and a valuable contribution too. He has also contributed an article on Jalna Path of Education and another on the Eighteen Desi languages.
The publication is rich in quality, printing and binding of the book is also good,
-Parameshwar Solanki
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