THE APABHRAMSHA OF SVAYAMBHUDEVA'S PAUMACARIU

[MANISH MODI]

NAMO VITARAGAYA

Jay Jinendra

THE APABHRAMSHA OF SVAYAMBHUDEVA'S PAUMACARIU
A Handbook of Apabhramsha Grammar
By Dr. Eva De Clercq
Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 17
Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay, 2010
South Asian Studies
Indology
Middle Indo-Aryan
Linguistics
Jainism
Apabhramsha
English
2010     22 cm x 14 cm     110 pages
ISBN 978-81-88769-46-9     Paperback     US $ 4

In spite of its critical position as the link between the classical Indian literatures of Sanskrit and Prakrit, and the early modern vernacular literatures of North India (Braj Bhasha, Gujarati, Bengali, Hindi, etc.) Apabhramsha language and literature remains probably one of the most understudied fields of Indology and South Asian Studies. The Paumacariu of the Apabhramsha poet Svayambhudeva, narrating the Jain version of the story of Ramayana, is the earliest masterpiece of Apabhramsha epic literature, and possibly the oldest specimen of Apabhramsha literature available to us.

Half a century after legendary Harivallabh Bhayani published the excellent critical edition, Dr. Eva De Clercq engaged in a critical study of this text, including an analysis of its grammar.

The book "The Apabhramsha of Svayambhudeva's Paumacariu" gives a full systematic descriptive overview of its phonological and morphological characteristics, disclosing new materials for scholars of historical and comparative linguistics. To those who wish to read and research this and other Apabhramsha texts themselves, it will provide a valued tool.

About the author:
Dr. Eva De Clercq did her PhD on Svayambhudeva's Paumacariu at the University of Ghent. She has been teaching and researching at Ghent. Jain Ramayanas have been the focus of her work has been Jain Ramayanas, Apabhramsha grammar, the broader Jain tradition of Tirthankaras and other great men and Digambara merchant communities of the 15th - 16th centuries at Gwalior. She teaches regular Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Hindi classes and is actively involved in organising Summer Schools in Finland (2007) and Germany (2009).

We are proud to have published this book under the Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series.
The book is beautifully designed and printed. It should be a part of every Indological library in the world. It is an invaluable textbook for students of Prakrit and Apabhramsha.

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