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manuscripts in Kanarese characters, one of them containing, like P, the first five chapters, and the other the seventh chapter dealing with the geometrical measurement of areas. In both these manuscripts there is to be found, in addition to the Sanskrit text of the original work, a brief statement in the Kanarese language of the figures relating to the various illustrative problems as also of the answers to those same problems, Owing to the common characteristics of these manuscripts and also owing to their not overlapping one another in respect of their contents, it has been thought advisable to look upon them as one manuscript and denote them by K. Another manuscript, denoted by M, belongs to the Government Oriental Library at Mysore, and was received on loan from Mr. A Mahadeva Sastri, B, A,, the Curator of that institution. This manuscript is a transcription on paper in Kanarese characters of an original palmleaf manuscript belonging-to a Jaina Pandit, and contains the whole of the work with a short commentary in the Kanarege language by one Vallabha, .who claims to be the author of also a Telugu commentary on the same work, Althought incorreot in many places. it proved to be of great value on account of its being complete and containing the Kanarese commentary; and my thanks are specially due to Mr. A. Mahadeva Sastri for his leaving it sufficiently long at my disposal. A fifth manuscript, denoted by B, is a transcription on paper in Kanarese characters of a palm-leaf manuscript found in a Jaina monastery at Mudbidri in South Canara, and was obtained through the kind effort of Mr. R. Krishnamacharyar, M. A,, he Sub-assistant Inspector of Sanskrit Schools in Madras, and Mr. U. B. Venkataramanaiya of Mudbidri. This manuscript also contains the whole work, and gives, like K, in Kanarese a brief statement of the problems and their answers. The endeavour to secure more manuscripts having proved fruitless, the work has had to be brought out with the aid of these five manucripts; and owing to the technical character of the work and its elliptical and often riddle-like language and the inaccuracy of the manuscripts, the labour involved in bringing it out with the translation and the requisite notes has been heavy and trying. There is, however, the satisfaction that all this labour has been bestowed on a worthy work of considerable historical value.
| SR No. | 090174 |
| Book Title | Ganitsara Sangrah |
| Original Sutra Author | Mahaviracharya |
| Author | A N Upadhye, Hiralal Jain, L C Jain |
| Publisher | Jain Sanskriti Samrakshak Sangh |
| Publication Year | 1963 |
| Total Pages | 426 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, Mathematics, & Maths |
| File Size | 35 MB |