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These two Mss. mention neither the name of the writer nor the date of writing. But from the general appearance, it seems that they might have been written at the close of the 16th century of the Vikrama era. C = Besides the two above Mss., I got a modern Ms. from the Jñāna
Bhandara of Baroda. In all probability it is copied from Ms. A of Pātan, described above. The copyist has not rightly understood the old script; and he has often written for 9, 9 for , #for #, #for # With such mistakes the text has become quite corrupt. The readings of this Ms. were not thought to be necessary, and hence they are not recorded.
Sanskrit Text A = This belongs to the Samgha Bhandara, Pātan. It contains 7 folios. It
is quite old, and perhaps belongs to the close of the 16th century of the Vikrama era. In some places it shows corrections. A print of the
halftone block of its last page is given here with. B = It is a modern Ms. from the Baroda Bhandara; some of its various
readings are duly recorded. Perhaps due to hurry the copyist has altogether omitted the numbering of the concluding verses on the last two pages.
Gujarāti Text A = This Ms. containing 20 folios was procured from the Vijayadharmasuri
Jõāna Bhandāra, Agra. From the concluding remark, it is clear that it was written in Vikram Samvat 1758 by Tārācanda, the pupil of Lakşmi
canda of the Kharatara Gaccha, at Udayapura, in Rajputana. B = This belongs to the Govt. Collection of Poona. It contains 17 folios. No
information about the copyist etc. is available. From the language, however, it looks somewhat older than A.
In conclusion, I wish to express my sincere thanks to my loving and learned friend, Dr. A. N. Upadhye. But for his willing and friendly cooperation, it would not have been possible for me to present this edition in such an attractive and appropriate form.
CHAITRA SUKLA 19, V. S. 2000 MANAVIRA JANMATITHI
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