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(in use in a language) into the base and the affix, which is looked upon as the main function of grammar.

प्रकृतिप्रत्यापत्ति restoration to the ori- ginal word from the substituted word; e.g. the restoration of the root हन् in कंसवधमाचचष्टे कंसं घातयति; cf. आख्याताकृदन्ताण्णिज्वक्तव्यस्तदाचष्टे इत्येत- स्मिन्नर्थे । कृल्लुक् प्रकृतिप्रत्यापत्तिः प्रकृतिवच्च कारकं भवतीति वक्तव्यम्, M.Bh. on III. 1 26 Vart. 6.

प्रकृतिभाव phonetical maintenance of a wording without allowing any euphonic modifications as found in the case of a dual form ending in ई,ऊ or ए,as also in other specified cases; cf.ईदूदेद्विवचनं प्रगृह्यम् and the following rules P.I. 1.11 to 19, as also प्लुतप्रगृह्या अचि नित्यम् VI.1.125

प्रक्रुतिस्वर the accent i.e. the acute accent ( उदात्त ) possessed by the original word as contrasted with the accent of the afix ( प्रत्ययस्वर ) which (latter) is looked upon as more powerful; cf. (बहुव्रीहौ) पूर्वपदं प्रकृतिस्वरं भवति M.Bh, on II.I.24, II. 2.29 Vart. 17, See Panini Sutras VI.2.1 to 63.

प्रकृत्यन्तर difference in the radical base; a different radical base; cf. कथमुपबर्हणम् l बृहिः प्रकृत्यन्तरम् M. Bh. on I.1.4; cf also प्रत्ययार्थस्याव्यति- रेकात्प्रकृत्यन्तरेषु मन्यामहे धातुरेव क्रियामाहेति M.Bh. on P.I. 3.1.

प्रकृत्यर्थनियम restriction regarding the sense of the radical base; cf. प्रकृत्यर्थनियमे अन्येषां प्रत्ययानामभावः । अनुदात्त- ङितस्तृजादयो न प्राप्नुवन्ति M.Bh. on P. I. 3.12 Vart. 5

.प्रकृत्या intact, without any change by rules of euphony, accent etc.;cf.P. VI. 2.1 etc. VI.2.137, VI.3.74 and VI.4.163

प्रकृष्ट superior, excellent; cf.मध्यमश्च शुक्ल- शव्दः पूर्वमपेक्ष्यप्रकृष्टः परमपेक्ष्य न्यूनः न च न्यून:

प्रवर्तते ; M.Bh. on P. V.3.55 Vart. 3.

प्रक्रम (l) the place of articulation, the place of the production of sound, such as throat, chest, palate and the like; cf. प्रक्रम्यन्ते अस्मिन्वर्णा इति प्रक्रमः स्थानमुच्यते M. Bh. Pradipa on सिद्धं तु समानप्रक्रमवचनात् P.I.2.30 Vart.2; (2) recital of Veda, described as क्रमपाठ cf. उभयथा च प्रक्रमे दोषो भवति M.Bh.on P. VIII. 4.28 cf. also "अष्टसु प्रक्रमेषु दोषो भवति"quoted in the Mahabha- sya on P.VI. 1.172; (3) regularity in the position of words, regular order of words.

प्रक्रियाकौमुदी a well-known work on Sanskrit Grammar by रामचन्द्रशेष of the 15th century, in which the subject matter of the eight chapters of Panini's grammar is arranged into several different sections form- ing the different topics of gram- mar. It is similar to, and possibly. the predecessor of, the Siddhanta Kaumudi which has a similar arrangement. The work was very popular before the Siddhinta Kaumudi was written. it has got many commentaries numbering about a dozen viz. प्रक्रियाप्रसाद, प्रक्रियाप्रकाश, प्रक्रियाप्रदीप, अमृतस्तुति, प्रक्रियाव्याकृति,निर्मलदर्पण,तत्वचन्द्र, प्रक्रियारञ्जन, प्रक्रियाविवरण and others of which the Prasada of Vitthalesa and the Prakasa of Srikrsna are the well- known ones.

प्रक्रियाकौमुदीवृत्ति called also प्रक्रियाकौ- मुदीव्याख्या or even कृष्णपण्डिता ( वृत्ति ) written by a learned grammarian named Krsnapandita belonging to the famous Sesa family of gra- mmarians.

प्रक्रियाकौमुदीसार a commentary on Ramacandra's Prakriyakaumud by a grammarian named Kasinatha

प्रक्रियाप्रकाश name of the learned commentary on the प्रक्रियाकौमुदी,