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make this edition as complete as possible, I tried hard to obtain some information about their existence in Kashmira, the mother-land of the poem, and if possible to get a transcript of it, but unfortunately none was received.
COMMENTARY. Babu Govinda Das was also kind enough to place at my disposal a fergure on the Kuttanimatam, (No. VII 47) written by Pandit Ratnagopala Bhatta of Bepares at his request. It was thought advisable to print it with the text. But it was found by me too insufficient, and so I proposed to make more additions to it where necessary. But after the 100th verse was reached, the development of the beauty of the poem tempted me to write more.
In former times the * . *
# This critical notice is published as found jotted down roughly by Mr. Tripathi. As the last sentence is incomplete it must be inferred that he wanted to add something more. But alas ! death would not permit him to complete it.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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