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be presupposed. The student is requested to consult Professor Bechardas' well-deserving Ardha - Magadhi Reader before he approaches Pischel's monumental Prakrit Grammar (Grammatik der Prakrit-Sprachen, 1900).
In concluding these preliminary remarks, I heartily wish to thank my friend and former pupil Dr. Alexander Zieseniss for his revision of my English style, on which occasion he made some valuable suggestions.
