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The second verse demands it. If the first verse is removed from the text, the word 'api' becomes very jarring. Therefore, the said verse is not a *kshepak* and there is no apparent opposition between it and the next verse. To label it an *anabhijnakshepak* is to reveal one's own ignorance. It seems that Bakliwalji's attention did not go to this 'api' word and this is why he did not translate it. Also, the meaning of that *anabhijnakshepak* did not appear clear to him. This is why he unnecessarily imagined the words "and" and "only" in it and had to write that the *anvaya* of this verse is not correct. Otherwise, the *anvaya* of this verse is not difficult at all - by placing 'samayikam baniyat' at the end of the verse, the *anvaya* becomes easy. The *anvaya* and subject matter connection of the other verses are also mostly in the same state. It seems that he did not understand them properly at that time and therefore all his mention of them seems to be filled with mistakes. Recently, upon our inquiry, Bakliwalji, in his letter dated June 18, 1923, has also acknowledged this mistake, which we present below in his own words:
"In the first edition of Ratnakaranḍa, there is no evidence for the five verses that I had declared as *kshepak*. At that time, due to my own shallow intellect, such an assumption was made. After seeing the logical commentary in the Sanskrit commentary, my mind is no longer inclined to believe that they are *kshepak*. It was my very first work, the Sanskrit commentary was not available, so question marks (?) were noted for consideration. So it was my mistake."
Although this was Bakliwalji's mistake at that time, it has led many people into the circle of error, one example of which is Pandit Nana Ramchandraji Nag. You did not doubt that the said 21 verses were *kshepak* from Bakliwalji's said work, but you have completely rejected 15+ verses from them. Out of the said 21 verses, the remaining ones, except for the following six verses, are - *madyamamsa*, *yadnishtan*, *nishreyasa*, *janmajara*, *vidyadarshan*, *kale kalpa*.
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