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1. THE MATERIAL FOR THE EDITION
To substantiate our reconstruction, cross-references are given in the foot-notes giving the text of SV and SVV. referred to in SVT. Such references are alphabetically shown in the Appendix No. 8.
The following table shows the number of verses of SV reconstructed in the present volume. They are as follow :
1. Pratyak şasiddhi 2. Savikalpasiddhi 3. Pramāṇāntarasiddhi 4. Jivasiddhi 5. Jalpasiddhi 6. Hetulakşanasiddhi 7. Sāstrasiddhi 8. Sarvajñasiddhi 9. Sabdasiddhi 0. Arthanayasiddhi 11. Sabdanaya siddhi 12. Nikșepasiddhi
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In addition to SV, the SVV, which is reconstructed in prose, will come to about 500 verses if metrically composed. 3. The Nature of Quotations :
The references drawn from works other than the text are printed in double inverted ("......”) comas with the sign of (*), in Grate No. 2. The sources of the quotations are given in square brackets just at the end of the quotation. There are some quotations in the text before us, which are referred to such authors and their works as are not traceable in the works available to the editor of this volume. In such places, similar references are given in the foot-notes ; besides variant readings are also supplied from other sources. At the same time, the quotations which throw some light upon historical matters have been carefully scrutinised and critically reviewed. 4. Aloka-Țippaņa by the Editor :
. A large number of references relevant to the arguments for and against the topics discussed, have been added in foot-notes called Aloka, so that such comparative notes may give a clear idea of the historical development of the problems. The explanatory notes are also supplied. Variant readings of the quotations are given in the Notes which are based on more
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