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baffles the reader. The originals of the transcripts could not be secured either. Hence, the idea of recording the readings of these transcripts was finally given up as the reproduction of corrupt readings would have been of little help to scholars.
The quotations from the Samgitasamayasāra in Simhabhūpāla's commentary have been compared with the Trivandrum edition of the work, but changes in readings have been made on the basis of the abovementioned transcripts.
Wherever the commentators differ from each other with regard to the readings of the text, it is indicated in the footnotes.
Quotations from the Samgitaratnākara occurring in the commentaries are marked by single, and those from other sources by double, quotation marks.
Indexes of technical terms and important words have been added.
Pandit V. Krishnamacharya has been mainly responsible for this revised edition. Pandit K. Ramachandra Sarma has assisted him and prepared the indexes. Dr. Sreekrishna Sarma and Mrs. R. Burnier have also seen the proofs.
We thank Dr. V. Raghavan of the University of Madras for his valuable suggestions and for going through the proofs.
ANN KERR 1st July 1959
Director
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