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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

(2^nd March – 22^nd 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:

1. Prof. D. N. Sharma,School of Languages, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
2. Prof.  Jagat  Ram  Bhattacharya,  Vishwa  Bharati Shanti Niketana, Bolepur (W.B.)
3. Prof.  Dharmachand  Jain,  Former  Prof.  Dept.  of Sanskrit, Jodhpur University, Jodhpur
4. Dr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Kunda, Pratapgarh
5. Mr. Ganesh Tiwari, Delhi University, Delhi

Special Lecture:

1. Prof. Maheshwari Prasad, National Professor, N.A. New Delhi
2. Dr. Vijay Shankar Shukla, Advisor, I.G.N.C.A, East Zone, Varanasi
3. Dr. Pratap Mishra, Ganesh Rai P.G. College, Jaunpur
4. Prof. Ashok Kumar Jain, Head, Dept. of Jaina Bauddha Darshan, SVDV, BHU
5. 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