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In Vikrama Sasivat 1050 (993 A. D), Jayak Irti composed Chandanusasana." Chanda Koşa2 was completed by Ratan Sekhara pupil of Hema Tilak of Nagpuriya Tapagacha. It consists of 74 Prakrit Gathas. Nanditadhya, Chanda Sätra of Devanandi is a work on Prakrit metres. Its correct name is Gatha Laksana. A commentary on it is also available which was made by Ratan Candra.
Hemcandra Suri compeleted Chandonuśāşana. The author himself wrote its commentary which is a popular work on prosody and its manuscripts are available in most of the Bhandārs. Amarcanda wrote Chanda Ratnávali in Samskrit in the 13th Century. Prakrit Chand Koşa by an unknown writer is preserved in the collection of the Šāstra Bhandar of Lūnkaranji Pandya Jaipur. It is a good work on this subject Pingal Chand Sastra by Sri Nānorāma in Hindi is in Sastra Bhandar, Terăpanthi Mandır, Jaipur. The total number of verses is 1058.
Harirama in the year 1651 A D. wrote Chandaratnával which contains 211 Hindi verses. Apart from these works, there are several manuscripts of Śrutabodha written by Kālıdāsa and Vratta Ratnakara by Bhajta Kedăra. Some of the Bhandārs contain more than 10 manuscripts of these works. The Jainas wrote commentaries on these works also. Somacandra Gaņi wrote a commentary on Vratta Ratnakar in Vikrama era 1329 (1272 A D.).
LAXICOGRAPHY
There are several works on Laxicography, written by Jaina authors. The earliest text on which numerous manuscripts are available in the Jaina Bhandars is the Nāmalingänuśaşan of Amar Singh. There is a difference of opinion regarding Amarsingh. But it is a very podular work
After Amarsingh, a great poet Dhananjaya wrote Nāma Māla. The work is very much popular amongst the Jainas. It was translated into Hindi by Kayı Banārsidāsa in Samvat 1690 (1933 A.D). The work is very simple but useful.
Acárya Hemcandra (1088-1172 A. D.) wrote Abhidhåncintamani-NamaMalā. It is a famous Laxicon of Hema Candra. It consists of six Kändas.
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Brihad Gyara Bhandar, Jaisalmer.
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Edited by H D Velankar in Bcmbay University Journal Art & Law, May 1933.
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Amer Sastra Bhandar, Jaipur.
4. Grantha Bhandar Jaina Temple, Pâtodi.
