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ing to Weber.' A MS of a commentary on the Śrutobodha, by the same author, noticed in Ind. Off. Cat., p. 302a, is dated Samvat 1680 or A. C. 1624.
11. The Śabda ratnāk ar a of Vāma n abhattabāņa in three kāņdas, each divided into a number of adhyāyas. Homonyms and avyayas are placed at the end.? According to Dr. Stein' it is probably the same as quoted by Apya (or Appaya) Dikşita in his Nāmasamgrahamālā. But Vāmanabhatta is perhaps a later author of the last century.
12. The Nāmasa mgr a ha mālā of App a y a Diksita, a synonymous lexicon with a commentary.which contains numerous quotations from older koşas.
13. The Nā ma k oşa of Sa h ajakirti in six kāņdas with rules for the determination of genders. In Samvat 1683, i.e., A.C. 1627, the author composed a poem in praise of Pārsvajina of Lodhrapura.
14. The Pañ cat att vapra kā é a of Venidatta, composed in 1644. It was lithographed in the Satkoșasamgraha.
15. The K al padru of Kesa v a, i.e., the present work, is the biggest synonymous lexicon so far known, consisting of nearly 4,000 ślokas. It contains the largest collection of synonyms, e.g., it gives 64 names for the earth, 114 for fire and so on, and is divided into three skandhas or main branches (Bhūmi, Bhuvas, and Svarga), each of which contains a number of prakāndas or minor branches. A large number of abbreviations are used for showing genders, and, in order to make each group of synonyms as complete as possible, wherever any member
Ind. Wört., p. 37. ? Tr. Cat., p. 3380. * Stein, Cat., Intro., p. xxii. • Jes. Cat., p. 65.
