116 Systems of Sanskrit Grammar § 98-99 ] work, like the above, is metrical in form, following the usual topical arrangement. 3. Bhavasimhaprakriya by Bhatt a-vindyaka-This is another of what we may call 'royal' grammars. It was written for the edification of Bhavasimha the eldest son of a local prince who is styled (Lord of the Earth). 4. Dipavyākarana by Chidrūpāśrama--The author calls himself ra. The work is independent of the symbolical and intricate terminology of the older schools, giving short rules in an easy form adapted to the capacities of juvenile students. 5. Karikavali by Narayana surnamed Bhattacharya- chakravarti-This elementary grammar was meant origi- nally for the author's son, who in this case has made a grateful return by writing a commentary on the same. 6. Bälävabodha by Narahari--This is the last of these little manuals-each typical of a host of others- that we mention. The work is meant to remove the obs- tacles in the way of students learning the five maha. kavyas, arising from the circumstance of their not having learnt grammar before. The author assures us that with the help of his work af af. In it words and their forms are taken up in the order in which they are required for the study of the Kavyas in the order in which they are usually studied. 99. Conclusion-We might mention a few more works of a similar kind, bringing the record down to quite recent times, but it would be hardly necessary. These works can by no device be grouped under one school. They merely represent a tendency and as such they do not fall within the province of our essay. Here then we might suppose our account of the different existing systems of Sanskrit grammar to have at last attained its natural termination.
