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Codependency Proximately Characteristics of Sanskrit and Prakrit Languages in Corresponding Historical Linguistics
(Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Samitharathana Thero, Wadigala
Sanskrit and Prakrit are two ancient languages that show differences between them in terms of grammar and linguistic structure. Although Sanskrit and Prakrit are syntactically similar they show differences in their morphology and semantics. Morphology deals with word formation in a language. It is interesting to note that both the languages are genealogically classified to come under the Aryan group of languages. They both come under the Indo-European family of languages. Sanskrit is the official language of India and is popularly recognised as a classical language of the country. It belongs to the Indic group of language family of Indo-European and its descendants which are Indo-Iranian & Indo Aryan. The meaning of Sanskrit is refined, decorated or produced in perfect form. It is said that Brahma was the creator and introduced Sanskrit language to the Sages of celestial bodies. Therefore, this language is also called Dev Vani, which means the language of gods. It was during 18th century when a similarity between Sanskrit, Latin and Greek was found, which gave the reason to study and discover the relationship of all Indo-European languages. Prakrit (Sanskrit: prākṛta, Shauraseni: pāuda, Magadhi Prakrit: pāua) is any of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages. The Ardhamagadhi ("half-Magadhi") Prakrit, which was used extensively to write the scriptures of Jainism, is often considered to be the definitive form of Prakrit, while others are considered variants thereof. Prakrit grammarians would give the full grammar of Ardhamagadhi first, and then define the other grammars with relation to it.
A Contrastive Analysis of Pāņinī and Sārasvata on Historical Indian Grammaticism.
(The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Samitharathana Thero, Wadigala
Pāņinī and Sārasvata are dual approaches of Sanskrit grammatical analysis on historical philology. Vedic Grammar on Caturveda which appeared as Ŗg - Yajur - Sāma - Atharvāṃgīras was a grammatical configuration of Vedic Sanskrit in that religious atmosphere. Therefore, in this manner, the grammarian Pāņinī through the compilation of “Așṭhādhyāyī” differentiated Sanskrit from Vedic Sanskrit. However, “Sārasvata” which was issued by grammarian Anubhūti Svarūpa comprised of modern grammaticism. In this manner, Pāņinī and Sārasavata showed certain similarities and differences regarding certain significant grammatical issues. Because of their hypothesis about Pāņinī and Sārasvata were appeared and enhanced on different kind of precariousness varieties in historical linguistics on grammatical criticism. So we have large scale length of observing criteria of syntagmatic and paradigmatic relationship on between the Pāņinī and Sārasvata. Likewise i assumed to identify priory characteristics about that both of grammatical criticism on historical philology of grammaticism. According to methodologies on historical philology of grammaticism are there any specifying strings in corporally between the Pāņinī and Sārasvata? Particularly could we have to point out their own some similarities and differences on the way of syntagmatic and paradigmatic? Moreover, what about relationship and functionally organization in modifiers were manifested on the Pāņinī and Sārasvata? I envisage for adapting primary and secondary sources which are comprised and composed on Indo - European controversial grammatical criticisms of Sanskrit language depending upon historical linguistics criterions on behalf this academic process.