Books and Papers

Author(s): A N Upadhye
Publisher: Hindi Granth Ratnakar

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A. N. UPADHYE
|I *4special character. Your work in reconstituting the text is clearly very sound and the Introduction gives all that can be desired by scholars and students of literature."
DR. W. SCHUBRING, University of Hamburg, Germany: "It is you to whom scholars are indebted for almost all work concerning that poem, beginning from the discovery of the first Ms. and finishing with a careful print preceded by a good Introduction.”
DR. 0. STEIN, University of Prague, Prague: "I thank you very much for the valuable addition you have made to the knowledge of Indian poetry, and the historian of Indian literature, this of Jaina especially, will appreciate the pioneer work undertaken by you."
DR. LAKSHMAN SARUP. University of Panjab, Lahore: "Vot only it shows your familiarity with modern methods of research, particularly in the constitution of critical texts, but it bears on itself the stamp of maturity. It also shows your capacity to deal with somewhat difficult tasks."
DR. S. M. KATRE. Poona: "... very thorough study of the limited Iss. material which is a model piece of work, executed with great skill and scholarship."
DR. P. L. VAIDYA, Poona: "I have gone through carefully your Introduction and am very much pleased with the industry and pluck: shown by you in editing the work. It is indeed a creditable performance.”
PROF. P. V. KANE. Bombay: "I read your Introduction and I can say that you have brought together a valuable mass of material."
DR. S. K. DE (Oriental Literary Digest): "It must be stated, however, to the credit of the patient and scholarly editor that he has succeeded remarkably in presenting, out of his imperíect anci limited material, a fairly readable text; and his earnestness, skill and conscientious care deserve all praise. There is a long and learned Introduction in which all relevant topics regarding the work and its author are fully discussed, while the lucid and Informative critical notes display well-balanced judgment. It is a valuable addition to the rather small number of our well-edited Sanskrit texts, and deserves the attention of all interested scholars."
Prof. H. D. VELANKAR (Journal of the University of Bombay): In editing the work, Prof. Upadhye has made use of two Mss. He has followed the best traditions about an editor's duty and not corrected any mistakes which are common to both the Mss., in his reconstructed text. He has suggested the correct readings in the foot