BORI Dictionary of the Prakrit Languages

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ॐ ह्रीं श्रीपार्श्वनाथाय नमः

Auṃ Hrīṃ ŚrīPārśvanāthāya Namaḥ

Jay Jinendra

A COMPREHENSIVE AND CRITICAL

DICTIONARY OF THE PRAKRIT LANGUAGES

WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO JAIN LITERATURE

Prakrit - Sanskrit - English

General Editors: Dr AM Ghatage & Dr RP Poddar

Copy Editor: Dr Kamalkumar Jain

Set of 5 books

2015 28 x 22 cm 2024 pages in 5 books [7 kilos]

Hardcover Edition Rs. 8900 per set

http://www.navelgazing.net/2014/09/a-comprehensive-and-critical-dictionary.html

It was felt for a long time that there was no comprehensive and critical dictionary of Prakrit. Such a dictionary would not only promote the study of Prakrit, but also help and promote Jain studies.

This is the best, most comprehensive and exhaustively researched Prakrit dictionary.

The Method:

Each Prakrit word is typed in Devanagari and Roman.
Then, a Sanskrit synonym for the Prakrit word is given in Roman.
This is followed by an exhaustive English explanation of the Prakrit term along with relevant Prakrit citations.

The dictionary follows stringent academic standards. Unfortunately, the process is extremely slow. And after so many years, we have only come up to the vowel ‘ओ’ (‘o’). We hope that the rest of the dictionary will proceed more rapidly.

The contents of the Dictionary are as under:

INTRODUCTION

I. The Title

II. Lexical Material in Prakrit

III. Linguistic Background of the Dictionary

1. Historical Linguistics

2. Indo-Aryan Languages

3. Prakrit Languages

IV. Orthographic Conventions & the Phonetic Forms of the Prakrit

Words

V. Transliteration

VI. Abbreviations

VII. The Plan of the Dictionary

1. Lemma

2. Transliteration, Derivation Etymology

3. Sound Variations

4. Parts of Speech

5. Meaning-analysis, Homophony and Polysemy

6. Arrangement of Quotations & Mode of Reference

7. Cross-reference

8. Material from Other Sources

ABBREVIATIONS OF BOOKS QUOTED IN THE PRAKRIT DICTIONARY

ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

LANGUAGE & SUBJECT WISE CLASSIFICATION WITH

APPROXIMATE CHRONOLOGY OF THE WORKS

I. Ardhamagadhi Canon

II. Jain Maharashtri

III. Jain Shauraseni

IV. Maharashtri

V. Dramatic Prakrits

VI. Apabhramsha

VII. Miscellaneous

GRAMMATICAL & GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS

LANGUAGES

SYMBOLS

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS

THE DICTIONARY commences...

Pages 1 - 360; Volume 1 (अ से अ) printed in 1996
Pages 361 - 832; Volume 2 (अ से अ) printed in 2001
Pages 833 - 1240; Volume 3 (अ से ई) printed in 2005
Pages 1241 - 1608; Volume 4 (उ से उ) printed in 2009
Pages 1609 - 2024; Volume 5 (उ से ओ) printed in 2015

Volume 5 is available separately, for Rs. 2200 + postage.

Please Note: We do not, as a practise, sell partial sets. But since this dictionary has been printed volume by volume for a period of many years, we shall make individual volumes of this set available to our regular buyers.

We are proud to distribute this dictionary as part of our burgeoning collection of books in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi and English.

At Hindi Granth Karyalay, the oldest bookstore in Mumbai, we have been delighting readers since 24 September, 1912. We are committed to making the best writings on Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism and South Asian Studies available to readers all over the world. In addition to our own publications, we stock and sell books from all the major publishers in India.

We stock thousands of books on various topics such as religion, philosophy, Indology, literature, popular English novels, poetry, drama , art, self-help, yoga, children’s literature, ayurveda, music, cinema and sports. We wish to be a one-stop bookstore that caters to different tastes.

We sell books in Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Apabhramsha, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada and Marathi.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

1. We dispatch books after receiving payment.

2. How to pay us

In India, we accept payments through Visa, MasterCard, IMPS (Immediate Payment Service), NEFT, Money Order, Demand Draft. Else, you may deposit the money in cash or by cheque at any branch of Bank of India. You could also pay us through Paytm at 9820896128.

Internationally, we accept payments through Visa, MasterCard and SWIFT.

3. Shipping

In India, we send books by Registered Book Post, FedEx, domestic courier or surface transport.

Internationally, we ship books through FedEx, DHL, UPS, TNT, etc.

4. A list of our publications

http://www.navelgazing.net/2013/03/a-list-of-our-publications_19.html

5. Directions: How to reach us

http://www.navelgazing.net/2013/04/directions-how-to-reach-hindi-granth.html

Best regards,

Manish Yashodhar Modi

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