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meanings. The words attempted by Jaina Ācāryas are Savvattha by Upadhyāya Guņavijayagani in 117 contexts, Hari occurring in Vitarāgastava by Vivekasāgaragani in the context of 30 Jaina deities as well as in Stambhapārsvastava (1200 AD) by Nayacandrasūri in 14 contexts, 'go'by anonymous found in a single verse in 4 contexts, Parāga in Sãdhāraṇajinastava by Lakşmikallolagani in 108 meaings and Sarasvati in Yugādistava by Jinamāņikyagaņi. The term Navakhanda, occurring in Navakhandapārsvastava of Jñānasāgara, Sarma by anonymous in the Pārsvastava, Mahāvīra in the 8th gāthā of Virastotra, Paravāya by Ratnasekharagani in 56 contexts, Godhulika by Bhāvaprabhasūri in 41 contexts and Saranga by Guņavijayagani and by an anonymous, occurring in Mahāvirastavaand in Rşabhastavain many ways, respectively have been explained by Jaina Acāryas. Evidently, these words, picked up and explained in different connotations by the Acāryas, occurred in different works, hymns etc.
(4) Some Jaina Ācāryas, viz. Muni Gunaratna and Pt. Harşakula, both have explained the first pāda of Pañcaparameșthimantra in 100 meanings while Subhatilaka has explained Vedic Gāyatrimantra in 5 connotations.
(5) Jaina Ācāryas have chosen verse or verses from the reputed Jaina as well as non-Jain works and applied them to multiple contexts. Three verses of the Yogaśāstra of Ācārya Hemacandra were interpreted by three Jaina Ācāryas. Jaina Ācārya Mānasāgaragaội explained the verse 2/12 in 106 contexts. According to Jayadevasūri, its verse 2/85 contained 100 meanings while Lābhavijayagani and Meghavijayagani (1615 AD) both interpreted the verse (1/1) in 500 and 700 contexts, respectively. The 87th verse of Kumāravihārapraša-stikävya by Varddhamānagani, pupil of Hemacandra, was so composed as to connote 6 contexts. It is remarkable that his pupil explained it in 116 contexts. According to Upadeśaratnakara, Udayadharmagani 1548 AD, pupil of Lāvaṇyavijaya of Tapāgaccha, extracted the 51th gāthā of Upadeśamālā of Dharmadasagani and interpreted it in 100 contexts. Samayasundaragani (1592 AD) collected 7 verses from the benedictory portions of Kumārasambhava and Meghadüta of Kālidäsa, Sisupalavadha of Māgha, Tarkaśāastra, Saptapadārthi and Vịttaratnākara. He explained these as eulogies of Tirthankara Pārsvanātha. Likewise, the
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