पाइअ-गंथालओ Prakrit Library

A digital collection of classical Prakrit texts, presented in Devanagari with Roman transliteration. Based on Andrew Ollett's Digital Prakrit Texts Project.

Devanagari & Roman Verse-by-verse reading Shareable links

Available Texts

छप्पण्णयगाहाओ

Chappaṇṇayagāhāō

Various Authors

Various

A collection of fifty-six gāthās from various Prakrit poets.

56 verses Anthology Mahārāṣṭrī Prakrit

देसीनाममाला

Dēśīnāmamālā

Hēmacandra (हेमचन्द्र)

12th century CE

A lexicon of Prakrit words with Sanskrit equivalents, organized alphabetically by syllable count.

8 adhyāyas Lexicon Apabhraṁśa & Prakrit

समराइच्चकहा

Samarāiccakahā

Haribhadra (हरिभद्र)

8th century CE

A Jain narrative text recounting the story of Samarāditya across nine previous births, illustrating the workings of karma and the path to liberation.

14 chapters Jain narrative Mahārāṣṭrī Prakrit

तारायणो

Tārāyaṇō

Bappabhaṭṭī (बप्पभट्टि)

8th-9th century CE

An anthology of Bappabhaṭṭī's Prakrit gāthās compiled by Śāṅkuka with Sanskrit commentary.

Poetry anthology Commentary Mahārāṣṭrī Prakrit

वज्जालग्गं

Vajjālaggaṁ

Jayavallabha (जयवल्लभ)

10th century CE

An anthology of erotic and romantic Prakrit verses in the muktaka (standalone verse) tradition.

Poetry anthology Muktaka Mahārāṣṭrī Prakrit

अउर ग्रंथ

More Texts Coming

Additional texts from the Digital Prakrit Texts Project will be added soon.

We are working on digitizing more classical Prakrit literature including Gāhāsattasaī, Setubandha, and other important works.

About the Library

Digital Prakrit Texts Project

This library is built upon the scholarly work of Andrew Ollett and the Digital Prakrit Texts Project, which provides TEI-encoded digital editions of classical Prakrit texts.

Our goal is to make these texts accessible to a wider audience, particularly readers in India who prefer reading in Devanagari script. We use the Aksharamukha transliteration engine to provide accurate script conversion.

Features

  • Devanagari script display (default)
  • Toggle to Roman/ISO-15919 transliteration
  • Preserved verse structure with line breaks
  • Shareable links to specific verses
  • Chapter-by-chapter navigation
  • Mobile-friendly responsive design

Credits & License

TEI Source Texts

Andrew Ollett, Digital Prakrit Texts Project

CC BY-SA 4.0

Script Conversion

Aksharamukha by Vinodh Rajan