Kalikal Sarvagna Hemchandracharya

Author(s): Anandsagarsuri, Sagaranandsuri
Publisher: Manav Mangal Bombay

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originality of creation, balanced judgment and reasoned exposition of the subject in hand.
Behind the construction of every deed his vigilance is apparently noticeable. This is the reason that Hemchandrasooriji's literature, is radiant like asterism in the world of literature.
Many volumes of the Acharya have been lost with the passage of time, yet what is left still attracts the scholars world over. A short review of such volumes is given below.
Siddha-Hem-Shabdanushasan : As mentioned earlier, this is Sanskrit grammar, written by the Acharya on a special request of Maharaja Siddharaj Jaysimh. This volume has eight sections (Adhyayas) and each section is further divided into four subsections.
The five main requirements for a complete treatise on grammar- Unadipath, Ganpath, Dhatupath, Linganushasan and Vritti-are available here.
This is the only grammar which has been completely written by the author himself. After saudying this grammar, no other additional book on
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