________________ xxiii explanation and the authority for understanding the word in a parti: cular sense. He does not name and define figures of speech or the metres nor the Riti nor the deeper import except in a few cases. Occasionally, he notes the variant readings but does not discuss as to which of them deserves to be accepted and why. He rarely quotes from the Science of Erotics which has been fully pressed into service by Jayadeva in describing the aniours of Radha and Krsna. But we need not blame Mavanka for not having treated of these various points for he was not out to write a full-fledged commentary as King Kumbha was, but his explicit aim was to write a gloss only for the benefit of the readers who are novices. It would be wrong to say that he was incapable of writing a very learned commentary. We should judge his Tippanika in the light of his express aim and appreciate his performance, especially keeping in view that he was also a king. Acknowledgement: I express my indebtedness to all the scholars whose works I have consulted and used. I am particularly thankful to Pt Dalsukh Malvania, Director, L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad for his keen interest in me and my research work. It was at his suggestion only, that this work was entrusted to me. I am grateful to him for his sympathetic understanding of my many personal difficulties and the patience with which he extended the time allotted for the editing work. But for his kindness I would not have been able to finish through this work. I express my sincere thanks to professor R. B. Athavale for his kind help in correctly presenting the verses giving the ragas and tracing some parallel verses from works on the science of music, and to professor M. G. Kothari for his help in tracing Mananka's grammatical citations. I have to express my deep gratitude to Pt Balacharya Khuper. kar Shastri, who has throughout taken a very kindly and helpful interest in this work and has read the press-copy and made valuable suggestions for improvement. In conclusion, I have to thank my friend professor (Dr.) G. S. Bedagkar for carefully going through the Introduction and suggesting improvements. For any imperfections still found in this edition, I am, however, entirely responsible. I crave the indulgence of readers for the misprints that have crept in, notwithstanding my best efforts to avoid them. I should be failing in my duty if I did not record here my hearty thanks to Pt Ambalal P. Shah who read the proofs. V, M. Kulkarni Rajaram College, Kolhapur. August 15, 1965
