Ancient Indian Literature: Classical Sanskrit, Prakrit, and apabhramsa PDF Download

Author: T. R. S. Sharma
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
ISBN: 9788126007943
Category : India literature
Languages : en
Pages : 942

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Author: T. R. S. Sharma
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Languages : en
Pages : 929

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Author: A.K. Warder
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
ISBN: 8120840429
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Pali Metre: A Contribution to the History of Indian Literature. The present work is a study of the problems presented by the metres in the Pali Canon, seen in their historical setting as representing the Early Middle Indian phase in the development of Indian metrics. During this phase, which is regarded as corresponding to a turning point in the linguistic transition from Old Indian (Vedic) to Late Middle Indian (Apabhramsa), a number of new metres appeared and an entirely new technique of versification was developed, differing in principle from the old Vedic technique. The new technique was adopted alike for the Sanskrit and Prakrit literature of the following centuries and its understanding should lead to a better appreciation of that phase of Indian poetry too. The attempt is made to collect and assess all previous contributions to the study of the ancient Indian metres and closely related subjects. The interrelations between these connected fields have been sought, leading to mutual elucidation of problems. The language of the Pali Canon presents many difficulties which have to be investigated before we can tackle the problems of scansion, whilst the linguistic and metrical trends constantly interacted. The most significant feature of the new metres was their close connection with music, the study of which has proved to be indispensable in our research on the history of Indian literature. Pali Text Society, Ancillary Works

Author: D. S. Rao
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
ISBN: 9788126020607
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 188

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On the completion of fiftieth year of Sahitya Akademi.

Author: Madhav Deshpande
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120811362
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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This volume brings together eight contributions of Professor Madhav M. Deshpande relating to the historical sociolinguistics of sanskrit and Prakrit languages. The studies brought together here represent his continuing research in this field after his 1979 book: Sociolinguistic Attitudes in India: An Historical Reconstruction. The main thrust of these studies is to show that patterns of language, including grammatical theories are deeply influenced by political, religious, geographical, and other sociohistorical factors. This is true as much of ancient languages as it is for modern languages.

Author: Vit Bubenik
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN: 902727567X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 293

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This monograph aims to close the gap in our knowledge of the nature and pace of grammatical change during the formative period of today’s Indo-Aryan languages. During the 6th-12th c. the gradual erosion of the synthetic morphology of Old Indo-Aryan resulted ultimately in the remodelling of its syntax in the direction of the New Indo-Aryan analytic type. This study concentrates on the emergence and development of the ergative construction in terms of the passive-to-ergative reanalysis and the co-existence of the ergative construction with the old and new analytic passive constructions. Special attention is paid to the actuation problem seen as the tug of war between conservative and eliminative forces during their development. Other chapters deal with the evolution of grammatical and lexical aspect, causativization, modality, absolute constructions and subordination. This study is based on a wealth of new data gleaned from original poetic works in Apabhraṃśa (by Svayaṃbhādeva, Puṣpadanta, Haribhadra, Somaprabha et al.). It contains sections dealing with descriptive techniques of Medieval Indian grammarians (esp. Hemacandra). All the Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhraṃśa examples are consistently parsed and translated. The opus is cast in the theoretical framework of Functional Grammar of the Prague and Amsterdam Schools. It should be of particular interest to scholars and students of Indo-Aryan and general historical linguistics, especially those interested in the issues of morphosyntactic change and typology in their sociohistorical setting.

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Category : India literature
Languages : en
Pages : 624

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Author: Jagdish Chandra Jain
Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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This Book Traces The Important Role Played By Prakrit Language And Narrative Literature In The Development Of Indian Languages And Literature. This Is Considered To Be The First Attempt Ever, By Any Indian Or Foreign Scholar In This Field. The Manifold Contributions Of Prakrit In The Field Of Ardhamagadhi, Sauraseni, Maharastri And Paisachi Language And Literature, Development Of Narrative Literature In Maharastri, Contributions In The Field Of Sanskrit Poetics And Drama Have All Been Incorporated In This Rare Publication.

Author: Ramji Upadhyay
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Category : Epic poetry, Prakrit
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Critical study of the contribution of Prakrit Epics to ancient Indian literature with reference to their special characteristics; includes comparative study of Sanskrit and Prakrit epic poetry.

Author: India. Parliament. Lok Sabha
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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