________________ 168 correct texts are still things to be wished for. This work, therefore, may be used as a testimonium of highly corroborative value along with Hemacandra's Kayanusasana, while editing corrupt portions of such works. Viveka contains useful and meaningful variants for Bhamahas Kavyalenkara which has in some places remained still incomprehensible due to defective and scanty manuscript material, inspite of the very learned, painstaking and excellent commentary in lucid Sanskrit by Prof. Tatacharya. Thus Viveka is very useful inspite of its borrowings and inspite of the fact that the original is yet to be found. In the foregoing pages attempt is made to trace the authorship, to give a topic-wise survey of the text, to trace the sources and to point out the usefulness of this work. I am extremely sorry for the misprints that have crept into this introduction through my inexperience and even inadvertence. I crave the indulgence of the learned for whatever defects and mistakes they meet with in this introduction. I say with Manikyacandra, "अदृष्टदोषात्स्मृतिविभ्रमाच्च यदर्थहीनं लिखितं मयाऽत्र। तत्सर्वमार्यैःपरिशोधनीयं प्रायेण मुह्यन्ति हि ये लिखन्ति // " It would be ungrateful of me not to express my deep sense of gratitude to the renowned scholars, like Prof. R. C. Parikh, Dr. V. Raghavan, Prof. D. T. Tatacharya, Prof. F. Th. Stcherbatsky and inany others whose works have been of immense use to me. I also thank Pandit Dalsukhbhai Malvania for entrusting me with the work of writing this introduction and also for the numerous suggestions he has so graciously and unassumingly offered and, what is more, for the ainiable patience with which he has borne with the delay in the execution of this rather arduous task, which resulted from unforeseen circumstances many of which were not within my control. I also thank my friend Dr. Naginbhai Shah and Pandit Abmbalal Shah for the inspiration and encouragement they spontaneously and selflessly gave me.
