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83,Pattana I. p. 60 (the oldest dated Manuscript i.e. 1241 AD). 2. Nyāyāvatāra-vrtti or Ratnávali, an auto-commentary on
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Desi Sabdakośa by Vacanapramukha Ācārya Tulsi, is a lexicon of Deśya words, containing 10,000 words, approximately. The words are collected mainly from Jaina canons and their commentaries. It gives Hindi meaning with illustrations from the texts. The Kośa has 2 appendices: one containing more than 3,000 words, collected from about 20 non -canonical Prakrit and
Apabhramsa works, other containing 1745 Desya words. Pub, ed. - Ācārya Mahāprajña, Jaina Visvabharati, Ladnun 1988, P. 68, 570. Vyutpatyātmakakośa (Etymological Dictionary) 1. Niruktakośa by Vaçanapramukha Ācārya Tulsi, contains extracts
pertaining to etymology of about 2,000 Jaina technical terms, selected from about 75 Jaina canonical as well as non-canonical texts. It also gives Hindi translation of the relevant extracts. The Koša is also enriched by footnotes, making the interpretation more viable. One of its two appendices contains etymological interpretation of names of 24 Tīrthankaras, as occurred in above said texts. Pub. ed. Acārya Mahāprajña, Jaina Visvabharati, Ladnun
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