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circumstances the question of its publication had to be put off till now. Some time ago His Highness Shree Vijayrajji Saheb Bahadur, the present Maharao of Cutch, and his able Minister of Education Mr. J. Smith Saheb, who look to Muniraj Shree Vidyavijayji with devotion and love, sanctioned the payment from the State Treasury of a certain amount by way of monetary help, in case this work was published. On even a little monetary help having thus been available, it was possible for us to undertake the publication of this work at an early date. Hence we have to sincerely thank His Highness Shree Vijayrajji Saheb Bahadur, the Maharao of Cutch, and his Minister of Education Mr. J. Smith Saheb in this connection.
Moreover we have to sincerely thank Mr. Bharatram Bhanusukhram Mehta, the well-known Gujarati philologist of Baroda, a compiler of the "Modern Gujarati-English Dictionary" and author of several Gujarati works, for preparing the English translation of those portions of the original Gujarati book that were left out in the beginning, for carefully correcting the proofs of this book and for attending to several minor details in connection with the printing and publication of this book.
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We have also to sincerely thank Mr. Gokaldas D. Raichura, the proprietor of the "Shree Raichura Golden Jubilee Printing Works, and Mr. Durlabhdas D. Vithalani, the Manager of the Press, to whom goes the entire credit for the neat printing and nice get-up of this book.
Lastly we have to sincerely thank Sheth Kantilal Chandulal, the reputed businessman of Ahmedabad, who has a love for literature, for his generosity in undertaking to bear all the expenses over and above those covered by the aforesaid monetary help promised by the Cutch State. Had this pecuniary help not come forward from this generous gentleman during the present abnormal times involving unusually high costs of paper, etc., there is no knowing as to when this nice work could have seen the light of the day.
What more can we have to say except to thank those who have thus co-operated with us in the publication of this English edition ?
Dated 1-8-1943.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
PUBLISHER.
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