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PREFACE
The L. D. Institute of Indology has great pleasure in publishing, for the first time, a commentary on Vāgbhaçalankāra, entitled Jõānapramodikā, Jňānapramodagani, a disciple of Ratnadhiragani of Kharatara Gaccha, has composed this commentary in V. S. 1681.
Văgbhatălankara composed by Vägbhața (V. S. 12th Century) is an important work on Sanskrit Poctics. The fact that ten commentaries have been written on it proves this. Three commentaries-one by Simhadevagari, another by Jinavardhanaseri and the third one by Jivānanda Vidyāsägara are published more than fifty years back. But the present commentary is remarkable for its scholarly exposition and critical analysis of Alankāras and Rasa; the treatment is systematic and scientific.
The L. D. Institute of lodology is thankful to Dr. R. S. Betai for undertaking the cditing of this interesting work. He bas spared no pains to make the edition useful by adding Appendix and Indices. He has written learned introduction. Therein he has described four Mss utilised by him, shown important traits of Vagbhaļālankāra and evaluated Jñänapramodikā, bringing out its salient features. The work is no doubt a good addition to the published literature on Sanskrit Poetics.
It is hoped that students and scholars of Sanskrit Poetics will find this Jnanapramodika interesting and useful.
L. D. Tostitute of Indology Ahmedabad-380009 6th March 1987
Nagin J, Shab Acting Director
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