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descriptive part containing long compounds, 48 and generally the descriptive passages, such as those of a garden, a temple etc. are later additions in imitation of the prevalent ornate style of long compounds and luxurious descriptions which was considered of literary prestige in those days. There are proofs to show that this ornate style enjoyed a good prestige in the beginning of the Christian era. 49
The work of editing these two scriptures was required to be finished within a very limited time. And the difficulties of concording the Mss. readings and settling the text out them when even the best Mss. are full of distortions and misreadings, are enormous and only known to those who work in this field.50 Interpretative difficulties are also not less as I have shown in § 2 of this introduction. With these difficulties already before me, the peculiar stress of hurry and the
48. See Appendix II quit fe facilit: also see Staro g. 92, . 7-4; 4. 95-98 etc
49. The historical evidences in point are:Girnara Inscriptions of Rudradaman (2nd cent. A.C.): Nasik Inscription (Prakrit); Kharavel Inscription etc; all these belong to the period within the first five centuries of the Christain era.
50. Branett: Ant. & Anu. Trans Int. P. xi.
