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Yogaśāstra is also an important contribution of Hemacandra in the field of Philosophy.
*. Amongst his Caritas Trișașțiśalākāpuruşacarita and Parisistaparvan deserve particular mention. The works not only collect the annals of the great sixty-three persons of Jainism but like Purāņas reproduce full concept, culture, philosophy and heritage of Jainism. Their serious study can undoubtedly define Jain concepts separately vis-a-vis Hinduism and Buddhism. We can also know the cončepts in common and contrast.
Besides other commentaries written by him, his contribution to Sanskrit poetry may also not be forgotton. Besides philosophical poems, he wrote lyrical poems like Mahādevastotra and Vitarāgastotras. His important contribution to the history of Mahākāvyas in his grammatical poem Dvyāśrayakāvya which is being printed herewith and a subject of a few comments.
DVYAŚRAYAKAVYA The Dvyāśrayakāvya is a grammatico-historical poem written to illustrate his new grammar Sidd. hahaimaśabdānuśāsana and also to write the annals of his patrons Siddharāja and Kumārapāla together with their predecessors. That is the purpose of the two bases (Dvitāśraya). It has described Mulārāja, his administration, policies; an invasion over Somanātha; its defence by Mūlarāja blended with the characteristics of the mahākāvya viz. descriptions, expcditions; sending of the massenger and the fight in the bulk of the kāvya i. e. Canto I to V.
