The Bhāṣā-lakṣaṇa Chapter of Gītālaṅkāra

31/5/77. THE BHĀSĀ-LAKSANA CHAPTER OF GITALAŃKĀRA HC Bhayanl (Dedicated to the memory of Dr. A. N. Upadhye ) 1. Introduction* The Gitalankara, traditionally ascribed to Bharata, is a work on music It has been edited by Danièou and Bhatt from a single manuscript 1 The date of the work is not known. The editors are

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भायाणी गीतालंकार के पन्द्रहवें 'भाषालक्षण' अध्याय का सम्पादन, अनुवाद और टिप्पण करते हैं; उसमें लगभग पैंतालीस प्राकृत बोलियों के नाम हैं और हर एक के लिए एक गाथा। एकमात्र प्रति अत्यन्त भ्रष्ट है; देशीनाममाला से वे पाठ सुधारते हैं, देशी शब्द पहचानते हैं और अर्थ सहित उनकी अनुक्रमणिका देते हैं। Bhayani edits, translates and annotates the Bhasalaksana chapter of the Gitalankara, which names some forty-five Prakrit dialects and illustrates each with one gatha. Its single manuscript is badly corrupt; working from the Desinamamala he restores the readings, identifies the desya words and indexes them with their meanings.

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