Kalikal Sarvagna Hemchandracharya

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

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It is a special contribution of the Acharya to have given Sanskrit grammar along with the Prakrit grammar. No other grammarian had done this till then. The Prakrit grammar written by him is also considered among the foremost books on grammars written for study of that language.
Kosh Sahitya : A command of any language is not possible without the proper knowledge of words and their different meanings. To complete this deficiency, Acharya Hemchandrasoori wrote many treatises out of which five books are available at present :
Abhidhan Chintamani, Shesh Nam mala, Anekarth Nam mala, Deshi Nam mala and Nighantu kosh.
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Abhidban Chintamani has six parts. Many synonyms are given for each word. Thousands of Sanskrit words are given. The total shlokas are 1541. The Sanskrit words are divided in Roodha, Yougic and Mishra types. All these three have been included here.
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