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It has been made as accurate and traditional as possible according to the Agamas.
Before introducing the copies, we would like to clarify that it took an inordinate amount of time for Sarvarthasiddhi to come to light. During this long period, we had to make many changes and faced many obstacles. As a result, we were unable to keep all our documents safe. We lost many useful documents, which caused us great loss. These documents also included the introduction to the copies, so the complete introduction to the copies that we had written is not available to us at this time. The copies on which we based this work are also not available to us. Nevertheless, thanks to our friends Shri Pandit K. Bhujabaliji Shastri Moodbidri and Pandit Darbarilalji Nyayacharya Delhi, we are providing here the introduction to the copies of the said places that we have obtained.
(1) Ta.—This is a palm leaf manuscript from Moodbidri. The script is Kannada. There are 116 leaves in total. Each page has 10 lines and each line has about 71 characters. The copy is clean and in good condition. Saraswati Gachchha, Balatkar Gan Kundakundanvaya's A. Vasundhara completed the script on Bhadrapaada Krishna Pratipada, Shalika Shaka 1551, Vilambi Samvatsara. This was the oldest of the copies available to us. Its code is Ta.
(2) Na.—This is also a palm leaf manuscript from Moodbidri. The script is Kannada. There are 101 leaves in total. Each page has 9 lines and each line has about 107 characters. The copy is clean and in good condition. It does not mention the scribe or the date of writing. Its code is Na.
(3) Di. 1 This is a handwritten copy of Di. Jain Saraswati Bhandar Dharmpura Delhi, located in the new temple of Shri Lala Harsukhray Suganchandji. The number of leaves is 201. Each leaf has 18 lines and each line has about 33 characters. The length of the leaf is 11 inches and the width is 5 inches. The copy has been made in the middle, leaving one inch margin on all sides. The paper is strong, the characters are also very beautiful, which can be read easily without any difficulty. The writing work was completed on Ashadha Sudi 11, Thursday, Samvat 1752. The following eulogy is available at the end of the copy:
'Pranipatya Jinavrendram Varavigraharooparanjitasurendra. Sadgunasudhasamudra Vakyase Staam Prasastimhaan. . . . . Jagatsare Hi Sare'sminnahimsajalasaagare. Nagare Nagarakiarna Vistirnapanapannyake. . . 2|| Ch. Samvat 17521 Varshe Ashadha Sudi 11 Gurau Lishayitadhyatmaratparasaseshjnaanavaraneekshayarth Likhitam.'
Its code is Di. 1.
(4) Di. 2 This is also a handwritten copy from the aforementioned place. The number of leaves is 111. Each leaf has 12 lines and each line has about 50 characters. Only the first and last leaves have fewer lines. The length of the leaf is 11 and a quarter inches and the width is 5 inches. The copy has been made leaving one and a quarter inch margin on the sides and three-quarters of an inch margin on the top and bottom. The writing at the end of the copy indicates that this copy was completed on Tuesday, Ashwin Vadi 14, Samvat 1875. The writing is as follows:
'Samvat 1875 Masottamamase Ashwinimase Krishnapakse Tithau Cha Shubh Chaturdashi Bhamiwasarena Likhitam Jaisinghpuramadyhe Piragadasa Mohaka Jainee Bhai.'
It is evident from seeing this copy that it was probably written based on Di. 1. The copyist is Shri Piragadasa Ji Jain and it was prepared while sitting in the Narasimhapur (New Delhi) Jain temple. Its code is Di. 2.
Apart from these copies, there is a fifth copy from Shri Jain Siddhant Bhavan Ara. These copies were used during the reading. And during the printing, a copy from Khimalasa village, which falls under Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, was also available. This village was once a prosperous town. It is located on the road from Bina Etawah to Malthaun and is about 12 miles away from Bina Etawah. Ancient records indicate that its ancient