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Studies in Jainology, Prakrit
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REFERENCES AND NOTES
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Paper published in the Journal of the Karnatak University (Hum.), Vol. VIII, 1964. They are: Abhimanacinha, Gopāla, Devaraja, Drona, Dhanapala, Padaliptācārya, Rāhulaka and Silanka. Besides these lexicographers, two poets, viz Avantisundari and Sātavahana, two grammarians and Bharata (of the Nāļyaśāstra) are also quoted. (P.V.Ramanujaswami; Intro. to Desīnāmamala, BSS XII, 2nd Ed.), But Dr.P.L. Vaidya in a paper, 'Observations on Hemacandra's Desīnāmamala (J.B.O.RJ. Vol. VII pp.63-71), concludes that Hemacandra refers to twelve lexicographers. He accepts Avantisundari and Satavahana as lexicographers and points out an 'anonymous lexicographer and Samba as the other two. There are, however, different opinions among Prakrit scholars on Hemacandra's referring to or utilising the extent lexicon of Dhanapala and even on the identification of the lexicographer: Buhler thinks that Dhanapala wrote another Prakrit lexicon and Hemacandra quotes from that work. (Intro. to Paiyalacchinamamala, Gottingen 1879, p.15) P.V.Ramanujaswami opines: “I venture to suggest that the Dhanapāla quoted by Hemacandra is quite different from the author of the Paiyalacchi”. (Op.cit. p.13). PLM 276. PLM 1. PLM 278. PLM 279. Op.cit., p.14.
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