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References.-- See No. 430.. .: Mitra's Notices, V, 1733;
Mitra's Bikaner Cat. 1326. Madras Govt. O. Mss. Library XV, Nos. 8105-6, ____pp. 5861-63.
शारदातिलकटीका
Saradatilaka-commentary: वालकबोधिनी
Balakabodhini
736. No. 441
. 1883-84. Size.- 10 in. 4g in.. Extent.-- 46 leaves ; 17 lines to a page; 46 letters to a line. Description-Country paper; Devanagari characters; hand-writ
ing good ; two rows of two lines and one line in red ink on each border; it has lacunae ; paper is very old, worn out, brittle and musty ; foll. 31 and 32 are torn; many of the leaves are stuck together. A quadrangular space is left blank in the centre of each page, having only 4 letters in the centre.
A commentary on Säradātilaka. It breaks off in the middle of the 23rd chapter. The name of the author is
not known. Age.- Appears to be very old. Author.- Anonymous. Begins, – fol. 10
॥६०॥ ऐं नमः गुरवे नमः सर्वानंदखप्रदायै नमः ॥ गुरु गणेशमंबाचनत्वा वक्ष्ये सुसंमतां। शारदातिलकाख्यस्य टीका बालकबोधिनी॥
प्रारीप्सितस्याविन परिसमाप्तिकामो विशिष्टेष्टदेवतां नमस्करोति
नित्यानंदेति । etc. Ends.-fol. 4. (abruptly)
यं मृते अमुष्य मृतात्मकान् प्राणानिहाहरप्राणा इह प्राणा इति वा हरजीव
इहजीव इहस्थित इति वा इहवेत्यायोमंतमुक्त्वा पुनरामादि मंतमुत्का यं मृते .. . अनुष्य