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( iii ) chapter is preserved to us. Someday we may hope to discover the missing portions of the prosodic works of Svayambhu and Rājasekhara.
I am very happy to say that we have arranged to bring out further in this series two other equally important works of classical Indian prosody, viz. the Vrttajātisamuccaya of Virahānka and the Kavidarpaņa, both edited by Prof. Velankar. His co-operation is always readily forthcoming, one happy result of which was his standard and scholarly edition of Hemacandra's Chandonusāsana which I was glad to include in the Singhi Jaina Series and publish in 1961.
In conclusion, it is earnestly hoped that for the lovers of Prakrit and Apabhraís'a literatures, the publication of the present work will serve to enhance the enjoyment, as Svyambhu declares, 'of the charm and elegance' of the polished and sophisticated muse of Svayambhū and his worthy poetic predecessors and successors.
-JINA VIJAYA MUNI
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Branch : Chittodgadh (Rajasthan) 21-2-1963
