Question

For what purpose had the book siddhem shabdanushasan written?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Siddhem Shabdanushasan was a book on _______.

ANSWER

Acharya Hemchandra was a famous Jain scholar, poet and polymath. When his reputation reached to the court of Jaisinh, Siddhraj Jaisinh requested him to write a grammar superior to that of Bhoj. With in a year, Acharya Hemchandra wrote an exhaustive volume of Grammar entitled Siddhem Shabdanushashan containing one lakh twenty five thousand Shlokas covering the grammar of Sanskrit and Apabhramsa languages as well.