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INTRODUCTION
CRITICAL APPARATUS While editing the present text, we have utilised mainly the four paper manuscripts-one containing the four Dvātrimśikās and the remaining three containing the first Dvātrimśikā along with the auto-commentary thereon. Let us describe them one by one.
1. g. This manuscript contains the four Dvatrimšíkās. It belongs to Muni Shri Punyavijayaji's Collection preserved in L. D. Institute of Indology. In the printed catalogue it is given the Serial No. 2448. Its size is 24. 5 cms. x 11.1 cms. It contains 12 folios. Each folio has 11 lines per side and 28 letters per line. The handwritings are good. The condition of the mamuscript is also good. This manuscript is written in V. S. 1778..
2. T. This manuscript contains the first Dvatrimśika and the auto-commentary thereon. It too belongs to the abovementioned collection. In the printed catalogue it is numbered 2449. Its size is 25.9 cms x 11.3 cms. It consists of 16 folios. It has 15 lines per side and 60 letters per line. Its script is nice and condition good. It is written in c. V. S. 1750.
3. TT. This manuscript too contains the first Dvātrimsika and the auto commentary thereon. It belongs to Ācārya Vijaya Virasüriśvaraji Jhānamandir, Radhanpura. It bears No. 5/1 16. Its size is 26.8 cms x 12.7 cms. It contains 29 folics. Each side of a folio has 11 lines and each line has 43 letters. The script of the manuscript is excellent. This manuscript is written in V.S. 1940.
4. . This manuscript contains the first Dvatrimśika and the autocommentary thereon. It belongs to Jainānanda Pustakalaya, Surat. It bears No. 3855. Its size is 28.8 cms x 12.9 cms. It consists of 19 folios. It has 15 lines per side and 50 letters per line. It is throughout corrupt. It is written in V. S. 1996. In the colophom at one time it is said that the author of Adhyatmabindu is Sadupadhyāya Srimad Harśavardhana and at another time in the next line it is said that the author is Hamsaraja Upadhyāya. It is possible that our author might have been known by these two names.
Over and above these four manuscripts we have consulted other manus. cripts also. These manuscripts contain the first Dvatrimśika and the autocommentary thereon. But they are very corrupt. And they do not yield important readings. For example, the two manuscripts belonging to Manasa
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