इस अंक के सहयोगी रचनाकार
By डॉ. झादित्य प्रचण्डया 'बीति', डॉ. कमलचन्द सोगाणी, डॉ. गंगाराम गग, डॉ. गदाधर सिंहू, डॉ. जयकुमार जेन, डॉ. दैवेन्दकुमार शास्त्री, डॉ. बरत सुरिदेव, भौ घौय
Summary
This PDF issue features a collection of scholarly essays focused on the literary evaluation of the Apabhramsha text *Sudamsanachariu*. The contributors are academics from various Indian universities and colleges, specializing in Hindi, Sanskrit, Jain philosophy, and linguistics. Dr. Aditya Prachanda from the Hindi department of K.M. Institute of Linguistics and Hindi in Agra contributes an essay on the literary evaluation of *Sudamsanachariu*. Dr. Kamalchand Sogani, a philosophy professor at Sukhadia University in Udaipur, provides two essays: one on the grammatical analysis of value contexts in *Sudamsanachariu* and another on Hemachandra's Apabhramsha grammar sutras. Dr. Gangaram Gag, a Hindi lecturer at Maharani Shri Jaya College in Bharatpur, writes about the use of alankaras (figures of speech) in the text. Dr. Gadadhar Singh, a Hindi lecturer at H.D. Jain College in Ara, Bihar, examines *Sudamsanachariu* from the perspective of the heroic sentiment (udatta rasa). Dr. Jaykumar Jain, a Sanskrit professor at S.D. Postgraduate College in Muzaffarnagar, discusses literature related to the Sudarshanacharit theme in Indian languages. Dr. Daivendrakumar Shastri, head of the Hindi department at Government Postgraduate College in Neemuch, explores the poetic splendor of *Sudamsanachariu*. Dr. Nart Suridev, an expert in Prakrit, Sanskrit, Hindi, and Jain philosophy from Patna, analyzes the metrical characteristics of the text. Finally, Dharmashikumar Linghai, a lecturer in Jain philosophy at the Central Sanskrit University in Jaipur, examines the purpose and intention behind *Sudamsanachariu*. The issue is dedicated to a multi-faceted academic study of this single work.
Conclusion
This issue’s collective scholarship on the *Sudaṃsaṇacariu* establishes it as a text of profound literary, grammatical, and philosophical significance, moving beyond mere religious narrative to a work of sophisticated artistic merit. The analyses of its poetic ornamentation, metrical structure, and dramatic elements reveal a conscious literary craftsmanship, while the grammatical studies situate it within the broader evolution of Prakrit and Apabhraṃśa linguistics. The implications are clear: the *Sudaṃsaṇacariu* must be re-evaluated as a central, not peripheral, text in the study of medieval Indian literature. The outcome of this focused inquiry is a robust framework for future research, demonstrating that interdisciplinary approaches—combining linguistics, poetics, and philosophy—are essential for a complete understanding of such composite works, thereby enriching the entire field of Jain and Prakrit studies.