A. M. Ghatage

A Prakrit Tendency in Rgveda

By A. M. Ghatage

A Prakrit Tendency in Rgveda is a linguistic note exploring how features characteristic of Middle Indo-Aryan languages are foreshadowed in the ancient Rigveda. Though often treated as a monolithic…

The Title Dasavaikalika Sutra

By A. M. Ghatage

The Dasavaikalika Sutra, part of the Ardha-Migadhi canon, has historically been referred to by two primary names: *Dasakaliya* and *Dasaveyiliya*. Early commentators like Bhadrabahu predominantly…

Instrumental and Locative in Ardha-Magadhi

By A. M. Ghatage

The Sutrakrtanga-niryukti

By A. M. Ghatage

“The Sūtrakṛtāṅga‑niryukti” is a philological essay on one of the canonical commentaries in the Jain tradition. Niryuktis are mnemonic verse summaries appended to early Jain scriptures; over time…

The Dasavaikalika-Niryukti

By A. M. Ghatage

The article deals with the 'Dasavaikalika‑Niryukti,' an early Jain commentary on the Dasavaikalika‑Sutra, part of the canonical texts of the Svetambara Jains. The Niryuktis are mnemonic verse…