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[6] Prabandhas are regarded as historical anecdotes. LPS displays a good deal of bearings on history, and furnishes so many fresh historical points, which require investigation in the light of other sources of historical information, and, if supported by future researches, tend to throw considerable new light on mediaeval history.
[7] LPS throws much light on contemporary society also.
[8] The language and style of LPS are brimming with the peculiarities of the so called "Jaina Sanskrit ".
[9] Thus LPS is an important Prabandha text displaying a very early stage of Prabandha literature, presupposing none of the known prominent Prabandha works, delineating a sufficiently clear picture of contemporary society, and having considerable bearings on mediaeval history.
[10] As will be seen from Appendix "A", the text of LPS furnishes a good deal of material highly significant and interesting from linguistic and lexicographical points of view.
[11] As such the Laghu-prabandha-sangraha makes indeed a very useful, interesting and enlightening addition to the Prabandha literature, imbibing to the brim as it does all the peculiarities of the Prabandha-style and of the so ealled "Jaina Sanskrit ". Being very important especially from the historical, cultural and linguistic points of view, it is expected to inspire scholars to try to unearth more and more precious literary jewels of its type which outwardly appear dark and filthy but yield a powerful and wholesome flash of light when brushed and rubbed and scratched in an appropriate manner.
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