Books Received

Summary

The ‘Books Received’ section provides brief notices of recent publications related to Jain studies, Indian philosophy and linguistics. Each entry lists the author, title, publisher, publication year, page count and price and is followed by a concise comment on the book’s contents or purpose. The first page notes Govind Keshav Bhat’s Gujarati play "Vidūṣak," together with its English translation "The Vidūṣka’s Cap and Ajantā Fresco," a comparative study of Hindi–Gujarati verbal roots by Raghuveer Chaudhari, K. K. Dixit’s study of Kumārila’s "Ślokavārttika," L. C. Jain’s "Basic Mathematics" from Jain sources, Prem Suman Jain’s Hindi primer "Prākṛt Kāvyamañjarī," and Sagarmal Jain’s two works "Jain, Baudh aur Gitā kā Samāj Darśan" and "Jain, Baudh aur Gitā kā Sādhnā Mārga" which analyze Jain, Buddhist and Hindu philosophies. The second page continues with notices of Kaka Saheb Kalelkar’s "Mahāvīr kā Jīvan Sandesh," a Hindi translation of Dalsukh Malvania’s "Gaṇadharavāda," Muni Nagraj’s "Āgam aur Tripiṭak: Ek Anuśīlan" on Jain and Buddhist canons, Susuko Ohira’s "A Study of Tattvārtha Sūtra with Bhāṣya," Nilanajana Shah’s edition of "Lakṣmaṇa’s Sūktiratnakoṣa," and Ram Vallabh Somani’s "Jain Inscriptions of Rajasthan." Each notice briefly identifies the theme: whether a historical anthology, a linguistic analysis, a study of canonical texts, an introductory manual or a comparative philosophical treatise. Collectively the list demonstrates the vibrancy of Jain scholarship across different Indian languages and disciplines. It also signals the range of resources—text editions, translations, studies of iconography, mathematics and inscriptions—available to researchers and general readers interested in Jainism and its interactions with Buddhist and Hindu traditions.