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Like gramatical rules, he collected all the roots from various sources Being a compilor of Prakrit grammar as well, he spared no pains to collect the roots both Sanskrit and Prakrit from public and put them in one place. His Lingānušāsana is an excellcnt collection of the gender-distinction of words. Hemacandra, in general, and his commentators in particular contributed to the collection of the vast trcasure of the words which may be said to be the greatest contribution of Hemacandra to the world of literature He wrote a number of commentaries like Vrtu, Brhadvrtti, Laghuvịtti etc for all the cadres of calıbrc of students and also evolved easy mcans of searching the words and wrote the works like Vyakaranadhundhikā.
To illustrate both Sanskrit and Prākrit grammar, he wrote the Sanskrit Dvyāśrayakāvya and the Prākrit Dvyāśrayakāvya or Kumārapālacarita.
Hemacandra is known for preparing new digests and compilations in all branches of Sanskrit learning His Chandonuśāsana and its Vrtti and Kāvyānušāsana, like his grammar, may not be called to be the original contribution but are very useful particularly with collection view-point
The authority acquired by Hemacandra appears to the extent that whatsoever he wrote; was commented; it became a works of Philosophy e g. Syādvādamañjari by Mallisena is an extensive co mmentary on his thirty two verses written as an culogy of Vardhamāna Pramāņamīmāmsā according to Satkari Mookerjee was, perhaps, his last works.
