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Apahnuti. It would be proper if it had been given a separate position. Similarly he includes both Paryaya and Parivaritti in the same figure of speech named Parivritti. That does not sound proper. No does he make any attempt to justify the inclusion of this figure of speech. Parhaps he does this for the sake of bravity. Though there is some impropriety, he tries to make his presentation easy. Moreover, he includes Suksama, the acsthetically notable figures of speech in the figure of speech Anuman. He does not enter into various classifications of figures of speech according to variegated speech and this is why he maintains brevity by giving eight kinds of the figure of speech Virodh'. He explains the popular figures of speech very hurriedly the last part of Vivek’, too, instead of giving a clear discussion. Hers, it seems, he introduces more and more figures of speech according to the old tradition.
In the discussion of figures of speech Hemchandracharya aims at pointing at the direction only, Hare it seems that he tried to save the discussion of figures of speech from useless expansion of classification. He discusses only the principles and essential elements. For this reason in view of their essential similarities he presents several figures of speech as parts of the same figures of speech and attaches special importance to a certain figure of speech and classified it as a sub-division. In this approach the discussion
Hemchandracharya's Literary Accomplishment 31 may be very brief, important characteristics of some of the figures of speech may be unduly subordinated, examples given under a particular figure of speech may display veriety, or the definition of a figure of speech may very ordinary. So their classification cannot be full acceptable.
In assimilating several figures of speech in one figure of speech Hemchandracharya follows his choice and personal vision. But this does not mean that he disregards the ancient teachers. In his expansive commentary titles 'Vivekchudamani' he is found to be frequently acknowledging his debt to ancient teachers; Also he tries to justify his brevity in this communtary. Thus Hemchandracharya who classifies figures of speech according to his choice and personal vision without commenting on other Alankariks, deserves our admiration
Hemchandracharya does not aim at adopting a new method of classification of figures of speech from aesthetic or some other viewpoint. Nor does he claim it. He wants to write a book to presant clearly to his own society the ancient vidyas. True, his genius is sometimes revealed in a subordinate way.
Hemchandracharya's special work is his Sanskrit and Prakrit *Dvashraya'. With a view to illustrating the sutras of Sabdanushasan', Gujarat's first and best historical poem of
