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Digital Tools & Resources

Verb Form Generator

Generate conjugated forms of Prakrit verbs

Noun Form Generator

Generate declined forms of Prakrit nouns

Morph Analyzer

Morphological analyzer for Prakrit (Beta v0.1)

Digital Texts

Open-source collection of Prakrit texts

Dictionary (DSAL)

Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo online at UChicago

Open Dictionary

Verbs' Dictionary

Searchable dictionary of Prakrit verb roots

Open Dictionary

Prakrit Dictionary

Searchable dictionary of Prakrit words compiled from various independent sources.

Open Dictionary

Quotes' Collection

Curated Prakrit quotes with translations

Prakrit Language and Grammar

Classical Prakrit Grammars

Prākrṭa Lakṣaṇam (Caṇḍa) — one of the earliest Prakrit grammars. Ed. by A. F. Rudolf Hoernle
Prākṛta Prakāśa (Vararuci) — classical grammar with Manoramā commentary by Bhāmaha. Hindi Commentary by Mathura Prasad Dikshit; Hindi Translation by Krishnadatta Mishra English Translation by P. L. Vaidya
Prākṛta Vyākaraṇa (Hemacandra) — being the eight chapter of Siddha-Hema-Śabdānuśāsana
Prākṛta Śabdānuśāsana (Trivikrama) — with auto-commentary. Ed. by P. L. Vaidya
Prākṛta Rūpāvatāra (Siṃharāja) — a grammar based on Vālmīkisūtra
Ṣaḍbhāṣācandrikā (Lakṣmīdharārya) — a grammar of six languages
Prākṛta Kalpataru (Rāmaśarman) — with Prākṛtānuśāsana, Prākṛta Kāmadhenu and Prākṛta Lakṣaṇa
Prākṛta Sarvasva (Mārkaṇḍeya) — ed. by Krishna Chandra Acharya
Prākṛta Manjari (Kātyāyana) — versical commentary

Primers

Introduction to Prakrit — (Alfred Woolner) — Primer & non-traditional Grammar Bengali Translation
प्राकृतभाषा परिचय — (Prabodh Bechardas) — Introduction to Prakrit in Hindi
Pischel's Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen (German) — English Translation (by Subhadra Jha) Hindi Translation (K. R. Chandra)
A Grammar of the Prakrit Languages (D. C. Sircar) — based mostly on Vararuci, Hemacandra and Puruṣottama
प्राकृत व्याकरण प्रवेशिका (S. R. Banerjee) — elementary introduction
अभिनव प्राकृत व्याकरण (N. C. Shastri) — comprehensive grammar in Hindi
प्राकृत-प्रबोधः (N. C. Shastri) — grammar in Hindi
પ્રાકૃત માર્ગોપદેશિક (Pt. Bechardas Doshi) — one of the first grammars in Gujarati
प्राकृत प्रवेशिका (Komal Chandra Jain) — grammar in Hindi
प्राकृत व्याकरण (Madhusudan Prasad Mishra) — a grammar in Hindi

Readers

A Prakrit Reader — H.S. Ananthanarayana — linguistic introduction based on Hāla's Gāhāsattasaī
Prakrit Gadya Padya Bandha — Nathmal Tatia and R. P. Poddar Vol. 1 — practical reading guide
A Prakrit Reader — H.S. Ananthanarayana — linguistic introduction based on Hāla's Gāhāsattasaī

Lexicons, Dictionaries and References

Lexicons

Deśīnāmamālā (Hemacandra) — a collection of deśī words ed. by R. Pischel ed. by Murlydhar Banerjee English Translation, Notes, etc.
Pāia Lacchī Nāmamālā by Dhanapāla, ed. by Pt. Bechardas Doshi [Login Required]
Ardhamagadhi Kosha — by Śatāvadhānī Ratnacandrajī Mahārāja [Login Required]Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5

Modern Dictionaries and References

Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo (Complete) — comprehensive Prakrit-Hindi lexicon by Hargovinddas Sheth
Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi and English Dictionary by Uday Chand Jain — Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3
Abhidhāna Rājendra Koṣa — by Rājendrasūriji
પ્રાકૃત ધાતુકોશ - શબ્દકોશ (Punyakirtivijay) — verb root and stem dictionary
Prakrit-Hindi Dictionary — being updated edition of Sheth's PSM, by K. R. Chandra

Prakrit Book Distributors

Publishers & Distributors Directory

Motilal Banarsidass Publishers (MLBD)
41-U.A. Bungalow Road, Jawahar Nagar, Delhi-110007, India
📞 011-41086784, WhatsApp: +91-9289297666
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Hindi Granth Karyalay
Shop No 9, Hirabaug, Cawasji Patel Tank Rd, Charni Road East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400004
📞 Mobile: +91-98208 96128
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Prakrit Bharati Academy
St. Infosys, 13A, Calgiri Marg, Jhalana Gram, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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