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debate, he only acted as one of the assisting scholars to the then prominent Vadi Dev Suri.
The period of Hemchandra's influence on the throne of Gujarat starts some time between the last months of V. 1191 and begining of V. 1192 (A.D. 1136), This was the time when Jaisimha returned to Patan after conquering Malwa. Hemchandra composed a verse welcoming the conqueror. The king was highly impressed and requested Hemchandra to visit him frequently.
During one of these meetings Jaisimha requested Hemchandra to compose a work on grammer in order to overshadow the Bhoj Vyakaran of Malwa. Hemchandra agreed to take up the work provided the eight existing treatises on grammer from Kashmir were made available to him. The king sent his emmisseries and procured these available works soon.
Hemchandra wrote the voluminous new grammer and named it Siddha Hem Shabdanushasana. The work was enthusiastically received by scholars. This inspired Hemchandra to compose more works on allied subjects. He came out with two explanatory works on his grammer, the Laghuvritti and the Brihadvritti. Later he also wrote supplementary works like Dhatupada, Unadi, and Linganushasana.
Hemchandra impressed Jaisimha not only through his scholarly works but also on account of the religious tolerance he practiced. He preached
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