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Preface
Addhamagahi whereas the rest of the works including even exege. tical literature comprising Nijjuttis, Bhasas and Cunnis are in Jaiņa Marahathi (Sk. Jaina Māhārāștri ). Some portions of Cunnis are at times in Saṁskṛta.
In the Gujarāti works there are several fabbàs-balavabodhas. Those pertaining to 31 canonical texts are noted by me in my article "BITATAT aigratu” published in "Jaina Satya Prakāśa" (Vol. XIII, No. II, pp. 251-255).
In Appendix IV, out of about 760 independent works there are only 60 ( independent) ones which are dated. This is not unusual when we know that in olden days authors did not care even to mention the name of their work, much less their own name in their composition. The oldest dated work here recorded is Nandisatracarņi, its date being Vikrama Samvat 733 i. e. 677 A. D. The latest works which are dated, are each of Samvat 1838. It is possible to form some idea about the dates of other works, in case their authors can be identified from their names mentioned in these works, and a terminus ad quem can be fixed in the case of some works from the age of their manuscript actually mentioned or conjecturable. But a person like me preparing a descriptive catalogue, is not expected to attempt or solve these problems of chronology, and I shall be consequently excused, if I do no tackle them. It may be suggested en passant that Appendices II-IV, VI, IX and X of Jaina-pustako-prašasti-sangraha ( Vol. I ) referred to on p. III may be consulted as they furnish us with names of authors, scribes and others.
Appendix V records dated manuscripts. Mostly the Vikrama era is mentioned. At times Šaka Samvat is given.
A manuscript means any document or work written by hand. 1 here use it in the latter sense. Manuscripts can be divided into two groups according as they deal with one or more works. The second group can be further divided into two sub-groups, the former containing homogenious works and the latter heterogenious
1 'As stated by me in my article " ta sat antialai" published in ** Gujarāti" (Weekly, 27-7-41) there are various synonyms for this e. g. it, taref, zT, , Fagfref and 1977.