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Hemacandra was also a great lexicographer. His Abhidhānacintāmaņi8, in six kāņdas is one of greatest works on Sanskrit lexicography. He has generally followed the Amarakośa and he has mentioned authorities like Vācaspati, Halāyudha, Yadayaprakaša, Vaijayanti etc. The original of the Abhidhānacintāmaņi bas 1541 verses and the Vriti has an additional 24 verses. A supplement to the Abhidhānacintāmani is the Anekārthasangraha85, which runs to seven kāņdas and has altogether 1889 verses. There is a Țikā on this work by Mahendrasūri, the pupil of Hemacandra , but the disciple, out of deference for his master, attributes it also to him86. Another small dictionary called the Nighantu$esha87, consisting of 396 verses, was also composed as another supplement to the Abhidhānacintamani, It contains the botanical names, and is of unique importance for the students of Botany and Ayurvedic science. Yet another supplement in the form of the Deśināmamala88, (also called Ratnávali) is his Prakrit lexicon and this work has practically no rival in the Indian literature. It has altogether 783 verses, divided in eight chapters.
The Yogaśāstras' is another great work of Hemacandra, which according to his own statement, he wrote for his royal disciple Kumārapäla. It consists of twelve chapters (prakāśas) and has altogether (019 verses. “Yoga' in this work, according to Winternitzoo, is not merely meditation, but also religious exercise. It is also called Adhyātmopanishad and the first four chapters are very popular with the Jain monks. There is an extensive Vrtti°1, on this by Hemacandra, where we have several popular stories, quite a few of which, are also given by Hemacandra in his TỚC. Hertel's believes that Hemacandra was probably influenced by Amitagati, the Digambara philosopher, whose Yogasärao s is also well-known.
A small work of Hemacandra is the Lingānušāsanao, which consists of 138 verses and he also wrote a Vrtti on it, in 4000 verses. But his two works namely, the Chando
