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attributed to his hero HV in HS VI 62-64 and XIV-86 89 can be expected of him though in the commentary, he limits himself mainly to five Brahmanical Mahākāvyas especially to and fg and Acāry Hemacandra's Sk. grammar and Lexicon.
But a reference to his commentary on HS. shows that he is not intersted in grammar or Metrics though he has used a rich variety of metres in HS. He depends more on Acarya Hemacandra's Sk. grammar and Lexicon (Haima Koša) and specifically quotes his authority. He did know Panini's system of grammar as he quotes Ramacandra's Prakriya Kaumudi in explaining the form Cacali (HS XIV. 73) as atis'ayena cañacaläh. He often quotes from Raghuvamsa Naiṣadha and Sisupālvadha though Naiṣadha, seems to be his favou rite poem. His apt quotations from Prakrit and Apabhramśa certify to his taste and. acquaintance with Prakrits. Though a master of classical Sk., he adopts his Sk. to his times by using Hyper-Sanskritisation for
(3) ऐन्द्र, माणिनि जैनेन्द्र शाकटायन, वामन, चान्द्र, सरस्वती कण्ठाभरण बुद्धिसागर, विश्रान्तविद्याभरण, भीमसेन, कलापक, मुष्टिव्याकरण, शैब, गौड, जयोत्पल, सारस्वत, सिद्ध हैम, जयहैम
It is doubtful whether these grammars were actually available or the author is repeating traditional names recorded in the following verses :
1. The list of eight
ब्राह्ममीशानमैन्द्र च प्राजापत्यं बृहस्पतिम् । स्वाष्ट्रमा पिशलं चैव पाणिनीयमथाष्टमम् ॥ 2. The list of eighteen
S.
ऐन्द्र - पाणिनि - जैनेन्द्र शाकटायन - वामने । चान्द्रं सरस्वतीकण्ठाभरणं बुद्धिसागरः ॥ विश्रान्तविद्याभरण भीमसेनकलापकम् । मुष्टिव्याकरण शैवं गौडं नन्दिजयोत्पलम् ॥ सारस्वतं सिद्धमं जयहैमं तथापरम् । इति व्याकरणं सर्वशब्दप्राभृतिसम्भवम् ॥
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