Author: Chandra, K. Rishabh ; editor: [ Seminar in Prakrit Studies (5th : 1973 : Ahmedabad, India) ]
Title: Proceedings of the Seminar on Prakrit Studies, 1973
Description: Ahmedabad [Gujarat], L.D. Institute of Indology, 1978. orig. wrappers. 24x16cm, 6,xxxi,184 pp. Corner bump. A rubberstamp to reverse of title-page.. Rubbed. Some chips & tears to spine. Good. ¶ Series: Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology, L.D. series, 70. Contains 25 papers in English and Hindi, with quotations in Prakrit. Includes: Vratakatha in old Marathi; Contribution of Prakrit Literature to the Biology of Ancient India; A Note on Lord Mahavitra's Clan; Suddayacariya: A Lost Romantic Tale in Apabhramsa; The Jataka Literature in Pali & Its Socio-ethical Importance; Historico-Cultural Contribution of Jaina Acaryas through Prakrit; Paramagamasara of Sruta Muni; A Study of the Prakrit Grammar for Understanding the Tadbhava Words in Kannada; The Etymological Definitions and Pali Synonyms; Prakritic Influence Revealed in the Works of Panini, Katyayana and Patanjali, Role of Prakrit Dialects in Sanskrit Dramas; Influence of Middle Indo-Aryan on Kannada Literature; Some Obscure Passages in the Candalena Sattaka; etc.

Keywords: Prakrit Philology, Medieval India, Literature, Language, Literary Criticism, History, , ,