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FOREWORD It is a matter of great pleasure to me to write a foreword to this book of Vijaya Kastur Suriji highly esteemed for his erudition and saintly character. This is the Second edition, and as such it is a great improvement on the First, regarding both the Gujarati language and matter,
This book mainly deals with Marahatthi (मरहट्ठी) and notes some of the Ardhamagadhi (HGARTET) Peculiarities, which a student is ordinarily expected to know. The learned introduction of Pt, L. B. Gandhi, who has rightly emphasized the necessity of studying Prakrit and shown the great importance of its study, enhances the value of this book, The two glossaries along with aphorisms from Siddha Hemachandra VIII and their explanation, make this book worth recommending to High School students,
I congratulate the learned author for the splendid service he has done and request him to prepare a similar book for the study of “Apabhramsia” (STT) of which the Gujarati lauguage is one of the well-known daughters, M.T.B. College, Surat. ) Hiralal R. Kapadia
M. A.
Professor of Ardha. 1st. September 1948
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