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No word, not occurring in the Sutras, has been admitted in the Koşa, nor has any word been introduced in it before clearly grasping its proper sense. Quotations, however, have been given only where necessary or useful. For reasons of space the number of quotations has had to be limited within a reasonable compass. Still however, they have been given in the case of nearly fifty per cent words. The references given have been verified several times over and are therefore absolutely correct. These references are based upon the available works, a classified index of which along with their abbreviations has been given in the Kosa under the heading "A list of works consulted "
15. The Sanskrit equivalents are grammatically correct and have been given after consulting a number of dictionaries. Where one equivalent did not fully serve the purpose, another equivalent has been added. In some cases the original roots and even the terminations applied to them have been shown. Compounds, etymological analysis etc. have been given in some cases where necessary but not too often, for fear of swelling the bulk of the work. Explanations in Gujarati, Hindi and English have been made as full as possible by resorting to different modes of expression.
16. Only that meaning of a word which it bears in the Sūtras is given here; others, though they might be met with in Sanskrit literature, have been excluded.
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