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represent in the main the Southern Recension while the Telugu Palm-leaf M88. favour the Northern as well as the mixed versions though with exceptions. The paper Mss. generally favour the Northern Recension, though bere too, there are exceptions.
There is a work though incomplete, called Bhåratasärasangraba (No. 9670, which throws so:ne light on this vexed question, It is written by one of the Nayak Rajas of Tanjore (Raghunatha) in the beginning of the 17th century A. D.
The following are the portions of the various commentaries on the Mahâbhârata deposited in this library with their names and authors as far as available.
Nos.
Name of work
Author (1) Ratn&vali Anandapurna
8984-39 (2) Āķūtacandrika Ratnagarbha
8640-48 (8) Arthaprakábika Sarvajäenårāyaga
8644-46 (4) Tātparyadipikā Deva bodha
8647-49 (5) ArthadSpika Arjunamisra
8650-66 (6) Vivarana Yajñanārāyana
8657-59 (7) Prakasa Lakşmapa
8680 (8) Tika
Paramānanda Bbathācārya 8661 (9) Dipika Nandanicārya
8662 (10) Bhavadipika Nilakantha
8868 (11) Råmakrona
8664 (12) Manorama
8665 & 66 (18) ?
8667-69 There is a work with the name Bhåratsduskara blokavyåkhyā (Nos. 8670-74) by Vimalabodha which is almost a running commentary of difficult portions. This work is almost completely preserved till the end of Advamedhikaparva. There are two
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