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Rāmadevaganın's Tippanas on both the Saptalıkā and Sadašīlı Karmagranthias, the Cauppannamahāpurisacariya of Silānha, the Artthanemicariu in Apabhramsa by Haribhadrasūri of the Brhadgaccha, the Valüsavaiknhã in Apabhramsa by Siddhasenasūri Sādhārana, the Añanasundaricaritra by Gunasamsddhi Mahattarā, a nun of the Kharataragaccha , the Sarvasiddhünlapraveśa, the Dravyālankāra of Rāmacandra and Gunacandra, the Pramānāntarbhīva of Devabhadra and Yaśodeva, the two Villis of the Sūnkliyakārikūs, the Tattvasangraha with the Pañijikā, the Nyāyāvatāra-uril: along with the Tippana by the nun Jñānaśrī, the highly correct ancient manuscript of the Second Khanda of the Sanmalıtarka-vyltı by Abhayadeva Tarkapancānana, the Nyāyamañjarigranthibhanga of Cahradhara, the Pramālaksmalaksana by Buddhisāgarasūri, Abhayatılakaganin's Pañcaprasthānavyākhyā on Gautamiyanyāyasītra-bhāşya-vārllika-tālparyavyltitātparyaparıśuddhı , the Buddhisāgara-vyākarana, Prabodhamūrtiganın’s Durgapadaprabodha on the Kātantravyākarana , Jayadeva's Chandahśāstra in Prakrit with the commentary of Harsata, Kaisitthachandahśāstra in Prakrit with the commentary of Gopāla Bhatta , the Alankara-darpana in Prakrit, the Kalpalatāvyltıpallavašesa-viveka by Ambāprasāda Mahāmātya, the Abhidhävyttimālykā, a manuscript of the Haravijaya Mahākávya of Vāgīśvarānka Kavı Ratnākara dated 1228 VS, Bilhana's Vikramānkacaritakāvya, the Candralekhāvijaya Prakarana of Devacandrasūri, and the Kantılīya-Arthasāstra-upltt.
Similarly, the Palm-leaf collection at Khambhāta (Cambay) also has preserved certain works of great significance, amongst which may be enumerated the following
The Nihśesasıddhāntaparyāya, the Yogaśataka * of Haribhadrasūri, the Kşetrasamāsa-prakarana by Candrasūri, the Stri-nırvānal-muktz-1-kevalz-bhukizprakarana-villa , the Kahārayanakosa by Devabhadrasűri, the Akhyānakamaukoša by Nemicandrasūri along with the commentary of Amradevasūri, Udayaprabhasūri's Dharmābhyudaya-mahākārya-Vastupalasanghavarnana, the Parasitrakadambaka and Unādiganasūtrapātha for the Kālantra-vyākarana, the LingānilŚāsana of Vāmana, Jayamangala's Kaviśıksā, the Subhasılaratnakośa of the Saiva scholar Mummunideva, the Lokasamvyavahārapravrttikāvya-subliāşıtāvali and other Sūktāvalis and Subhāsıtukośas, and the Șatparnakagāthākośa compiled by a Jaina ācārya
In fact, considerable information regarding the authors as well as the then kings. ministers, prominent merchants and religious personages is preserved in the manuscripts of these collections-which type of information would never be found in comparatively modern manuscripts. To cite but a few instances to the point
*A manuscript of the authors own commentary on this work is preserved in the Khara. taragaccha Bhandara at Mandavi in the Kaccha district