An inflectional language like Sanskrit inevitably presupposes a familiarity on the part of the user in the fully inflected forms in declensions and conjugations. Declensions are indeed manageable with a little patience and perserverance; but conjugational forms with ten lakaras in three numbers and three persons are a tall order. It is very difficult even for a scholar to ensure that the verbal form used by him is the correct one, given the vagaries of the vikaranapratyayas, differences in atmanepada and parasmaipada and the variable nature of infixes. Some sort of a ready reckoner would always be welcome. This is exactly what the late Vyakaranashiromani O.K. Munshi has attempted and accomplished in his monumental work, Dhaturupaprapanca; all forms of all dhatus of Sanskrit in all lakaras! This book is a labour of love and as indispensable as a dictionary for every Sanskrit lover who cares to use the language correctly.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N.V.P. Unithiri
Dr. N.V.P. Unithiri is one of the few scholars who have been engaged in the deep study of various facets of Kerala Sanskrit literature for the past three decades. In fact, his efforts can be regarded as conplementary to the work of the pioneers in that he focuses his attention on many fresh areas left untreated or inadequately treated. The present work, which is a collection of eighteen research papers, deals with many fascinating aspects of the Sanskrit heritage of Kerala. Sanskrit has been a medium of creative expression of some remarkably brilliant poets; it was also a language of Kerala?s philosophical thought. We have, again, turn to Sanskrit to decipher Sanskrit sources like inscriptions and Mahakavyas to find out the missing links in Kerala history. Last, but not the lest, our scientific heritage can be unearthed only when we can decode Sanskrit source books on Astronomy, Mathematics, Architecture and Medicine. In short, it can be stated without any exaggeration that the role of Sanskrit in molding the culture and lifestyles of Kerala has been versatile. Dr. Unithiri spares no pains in unearthing this vast output through his meticulously written papers, which are commendable for the rich insights they yield.
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