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5. It appears that Sākațāyana employs different terms
belonging to different systems of grammar such as
Pāṇini, Candra and Jainēndra. 6. He accepted 10 Upakaras
Some of the innovations of the Amõghavịtti may be enumerated as follows: 1. It contains everything except Gaņapāțha, Dhātupātha,
Lingānušāsana and Uņādi. 2. It does not possess the Uņādi prakaraṇa, which is found
in the Brhadvștti. 3. Amõghavṛtti enumerated all the Gaņas except the
Idhādigaņa. 4. It follows more or less the Kāsika. 5. Śākatāyana informs in the sūtra 2.4.182, that Pre
Paņini grammarian Apasala's vyākaraṇa was divided into eight chapters [Jinamanjari, ed. S. A. Bhuvanendra kumar, 12-2-, octo. 1995 : pp. 80-81).
4.7. Mahāvīrācārya (C. 850 C. E.) of Ganitasāra - samgraha, a protege of Amõghavarşa-I, was the principal mathematician of not only the Rāstrakūța times, but also of Karņātaka.
4.7.1. It is believed that Mahāvīrācārya was also one of the tutors of Amõghavarşa. In the Gaạitasāra-samgraha of Mahaviracārya it is stated that the subjects under the rule of Amõghavarşa were happy, and the land yielded plenty of grain. The author has this benediction : ‘may the kingdom of this king (NȚpatunga-Amõghavarsa), the follower of Jainism ever increase far the wide'. Amõghavarşa had Sarva as his first name and Nrpatunga, Dēva, Cakrikā-bhanjana were his other aliases.
4.7.1.1. Mahāvīräcarya has given an account of some coins, weights and measures of the Rāstrakūta time which is invaluable record for the students of history. He has
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