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fulfil this need. The publication of this book was delayed because of me. For which I apologise before the publishers as well as the readers.
I also express my gratitude towards Prof. Schubring and other scholars who have done explorative analysis and contemplation of this important work and whose writings have helped my working. Similarly, I am grateful to the authors of Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, Vedic Kosh, Mahabharat Namanukramika and others which provided easy references to me. In the end I express my gratitude toward Prof. Madhu Sudan Dhaki and my research assistants and associates Dr. Arun Pratap Singh, Dr. Shiv Parasad Singh, Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh and others who have helped me complete this preface.
Sagarmal Jain Professor and Head, Philosophy Depit. M. L. B. Arts and Commerce College,
Gwalior.
Translated into English by Surendra Bothara,
Jaipur.
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