Dhaturupaprapanca/O.K. Munshi. Calicut, Publication Division University of Calicut, 2004 (Part I), 2006 (Part. II), 2 Parts, 1482 p., (set). ISBN 81-7748-084-7. [Calicut University Sanskrit Series No. 25]. 

    From the Preface: "An inflectional language like Sanskrit inevitably presupposes a familiarity on the part of the user in the fully inflected forms in declensions and conjugations. Declensions are indeed manageable with a little patience and perseverance; but conjugational forms with ten lakaras in three numbers and three persons are a tall order. It is very difficult even for a scholar to ensure that the verbal form used by him is the correct one, given the vagaries of the vikaranapratyayas, differences in atmanepada and parasmaipada and the variable nature of infixes.

    This is exactly what the late Vyakaranashiromani O.K. Munshi has attempted and accomplished in his monumental work, Dhaturupaprapanca, all forms of all dhatus of Sanskrit in all lakaras. This book is a labour of love and as indispensable as a dictionary for every Sanskrit lover who cares to use the language correctly." 

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