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## Piṇḍa Nirukta
In some cases, the page number of the commentary given behind the Bhagavati Bhāṣya has been given as a reference to the Bhagavati Ṭīkā.
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• The word-list does not include Sanskrit-based words that are used in Prakrit without any change, such as: Kovida, Khara, Gala, Turanga, Nicaya, Samvāya, Madhu, etc.
The task of editing the text from manuscripts is extremely difficult. A competent Acharya like Abhaydeva Suri, the author of the Navāngī Ṭīkā, has described the various differences and difficulties encountered in this context. Yet, he performed the great task of worshipping the Śruta. Inspired by the venerable ones, taking him as an ideal, this work was started and a little bit of worship of the Śruta was done.
## Manuscript Introduction
The following manuscripts and sources were used in the editing of Piṇḍa Nirukta:
**(a)** This manuscript was obtained from the Delā Upāśraya, Ahmedabad. Its serial number is 11458. It is 30 cm long and 11 cm wide. It has 14 pages and the last page is blank. The manuscript is clear and neat. At the end, it says: "Piṇḍa Nijjuttī Sammattā, Shubham Bhavatu Saṃ. 1422 Varṣe Phālgun Sudi 12 Budhavāra Dine Likhitā".
**(k)** This manuscript was obtained from the Śrī Hemchandracharya Jain Jñānamandir, Pāṭan, Gujarat. Its serial number is 3677 and it has 24 pages. Its pages are very old and worn out, but the letters of the manuscript are clear and neat. This manuscript should be from the fourteenth-fifteenth century. At the end, it says: "Piṇḍa Nijjuttī Sammattā Granthāgra Gāthā 716 || Ch || Śrī || Śrī || Śrī ||".
**(b)** This manuscript was obtained from the Jasubhai Library, Ahmedabad. Its serial number is 623. It is 25 cm long and 11 cm wide. It has 26 pages. It is written in bold letters. At the end, it says: "Piṇḍa Nijjuttī Sammattā Saṃ. 1552, Varṣe Bhādravā Badi 10 Rāvo Śrī Aṇahillapura Pattane Śrī Koranga Gran. 800 Śrī ||".
**(B)** This manuscript was obtained from the Rajasthan Prācya Vidya Prasthāna, Bikaner. Its accession number is 13194. It is 28 cm long and 13 cm wide. This manuscript is broken from the edge, so many words are missing. There is a large red dot in the middle and on the edge of the manuscript. It has 22 pages. The last page is blank. At the end of the manuscript, it says: "Iti Piṇḍa Nijjuttī Sammattā Shubham Bhavatu, Granthāgra 1000 Paripūrṇā Śrī Pūrṇimā Pakṣe Śrī Vimalena Lipī Kṛtavān Śrīrastu Saṃvat 1657 Varṣe Viśākha Sudi Pañcamī Dine ||".
**(lā)** This manuscript was obtained from the Lalbhai Dalpat Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad. Its serial number is 1954. It is...