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335 Reference. The text together with the svopajña commentary is
published by the Jaina Dharmaprasāraka Sabha in four parts in A. D. 1914, 1919, 1921 and 1923 respectively. The first contains stambhas I to VI, the second, stambhas VII-XII, the third, stambhas XIII-XVIII and the 'fourth stambhas XIX to XXIV. Furthermore, the same sabha has published the Gujarāti translation of this entire work into five parts : 'stambhas I-IV in Samvat 1988 ( 3rd edn. ), V-IX in 1992 (? 3rd edn. ), X-XIV in 1995 ( 3rd edn.), XV-XXIX in 1981 (2nd edn. ), and XX-XXIV in 1981 (2nd edn. ) respectively.
The first part containing 4 stambhas along with the Gujarati translation was published by Chimanlal Sakalchanda Marphatia in A. D. 1902.
For additional Mss. of the text and those of its autocommentary see Jinaratnakośa ( Vol. I, p. 48).
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1 In this part there is a list of narrations ( in Sanskrit ) for all the four parts and that of lectures pertaining to parvans (holy day.). In the Sanskrit introduction a summary of all the four parts is given,