PARSHWANATH VIDYAPEETH (Recognized by Banaras Hindu University as an External Research Centre)
is organising a 21 Day National Workshop on
TEACHING & LEARNING IN PRAKRIT LANGUAGE
(2nd March – 22nd March – 2024)
(Sponsored by Shree Uvasaggahar Sodh Trust, East Mumbai-400077)
Parshwanath Vidyapeeth
Parshwanath Vidyapeeth (PV), an eminent institute of Indology in general and Jainology in particular, is well known to the academic world- both within and outside India. It was established in 1937, in the sacred memory of Rev. Jainacharya Shri Sohanlalji Maharaj, a great Sthanakavasi saint of Punjab, under the leadership of Late Lala Shri Harjas Rai Jain, Faridabad. It is managed by a society registered under the Society Registration Act of 1860. It is recognised by Banaras Hindu University for Ph. D. degree and also by Scientific & Industrial Research Organization, Dept. of Science and Technology, Government of India for conducting research. Till date about 65 research scholars have been awarded Ph.D. degree by BHU registered in the departments of Sanskrit, Philosophy, Ancient History & Culture, Economics, History of Arts, Hindi etc. PV has brought out more than 190 publications, mostly Ph.D. theses, original texts and manuscripts in Prakrit and Sanskrit with their Hindi and English translations. Its library has about 40 thousand books and 2000 Manuscripts on different branches of Indology. SHRAMANA a UGC CARE LISTED quarterly bi-lingual research journal is being published since 1949 by PV.
Objective of the Workshop:
There is enormous literature in Prakrit, majority of the Prakrit works still remains inaccessible to the scholars of Jainology as well as to those working in other disciplines because of non-availability of Prakrit texts with their translations in other languages. For comparative study of Indian tradition, history, culture, literature, language, poetics etc. knowledge of Prakrit is essential. Therefore a concerted effort to provide knowledge of Prakrit language is the need of the hour.
Syllabus of the Workshop of Prakrit Grammar:
P r a k r i t G r a m m a r , 8 t h C h a p t e r o f
Siddhahemashabdanushasana of Ach. Hemachandra.
The Prakrit grammar here implies the rules of Mahârâshtri dialect, supposed to be the standard form of Prakrit. Other dialects are studied in the light of variations, which they have from Maharashtri. The syllabus is designed to give the knowledge of alphabets- vowels and consonants, genders, cases, rules of Prakrit on conjugation (sandhi), compound (samasa), change of gender etc. The phonetic changes — vowels, single consonants, conjuncts– , elision of vowels, augmentation of nasal, declension of nouns, pronouns, numerals, modes, tenses, Prakrit substitutes for Sanskrit roots, taddhita, krit affixes, indeclinable particles, etc. Besides there will be special lectures on origin of Prakrit, its main dialects and their main characteristics.
For the rules of Prakrit grammar the 8th Chapter of S i d d h a h e m a s h a b d a n u s h a s a n a o f A c h a r y a Hemachandra will be the base text.
Eligibility for admission: MA /Acharya in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, Linguistics, Philosophy, History, Hindi (with Sanskrit in BA/Shastri). However, candidates with Ph.D., teaching and working in Jaina studies will be given preference.
Number of Participants 50
Number of Lectures 82
Registration:
i) Last date of the registration- 15th February, 2024
ii) Free Registration
RESOURCE PERSONS Main Instructor:
- Prof. D. N. Sharma,School of Languages, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
- Prof. Jagat Ram Bhattacharya, Vishwa Bharati Shanti Niketana, Bolepur (W.B.)
- Prof. Dharmachand Jain, Former Prof. Dept. of Sanskrit, Jodhpur University, Jodhpur
- Dr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Kunda, Pratapgarh
- Mr. Ganesh Tiwari, Delhi University, Delhi
Special Lecture:
- Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, National Professor, N.A. New Delhi
- Dr. Vijay Shankar Shukla, Advisor, I.G.N.C.A, East Zone, Varanasi
- Dr. Pratap Mishra, Ganesh Rai P.G. College, Jaunpur
- Prof. Ashok Kumar Jain, Head, Dept. of Jaina Bauddha Darshan, SVDV, BHU
- Prof. Pradyumn Shah Singh, Dept. of Jaina Bauddha Darshan, SVDV, BHU
Organization of the Workshop
Inspiration
Param Pujya Shri Prashamarati Vijayaji MS Rashtrasant Namra Muni ji MS Patron in Chief
Sh. Dhanpat Raj Bhansali
Patrons
- Sh. Kunwar Vijayanand Singh
- Sh. Indrabhooti Barar
- Sh. Sudev Barar
- Sh. Satish C. Jain
Director of the Workshop
Dr. S. P. Pandey
Co-ordinator of the Workshop
Dr. O. P. Singh
Contact
All communication in this regard should be addressed to:
Dr. S. P. Pandey Director of the Workshop
Dr. O. P. Singh
Coordinator of the Workshop Parshwanath Vidyapeeth, I.T.I. Road, Karaundi, Varanasi
Mob. +91 9936179817, 9450546617
E-mail: pvpvaranasi@gmail.com, sppandey11256@gmail.com