Book Title: Mruccha Katikam
Author(s): Sudraka, Prithvidhara, Hiranand Mulraja Sarma, Kashinath Pandurang Parab
Publisher: Tukaram Javaji
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PREFACCE.
The Mricchakatika was first edited by Stanzler, Bonn, 1847; S'ri Râmamaya S'armâ, Calc.; J. Vidyâsâgara, 2nd ed. Calc. 1891; and by Godbole, Bombay; translated by Wilson into English; into German by Böhtlingk, St. Petersburg 1877; by Fritze Chemritz 1879. Prithvidhara and Lalladikshita are its old commentators.* Sri Râmamaya and J. Vidyâsâgara have also written commentaries on it.
We have while writing these notes availed of the commentaries of Sri Râmamaya and J. Vidyâsâgara, Wilson's translation and Apte's Sanskrit English Dictionary and sundry other works.
Ours is but a humble attempt to interpret and translate its difficult points and verses. We have taken every care to make our notes useful and free from errors still many defects might have been left unnoticed:
'Labour with what zeal we will Something still remains undone'.+
Gentle readers are requested to correct them.
'गच्छतः स्खलनं क्वापि भवत्येव प्रमादतः
gufa goiajan aanquià asan:'
May 30th 1902.
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I am indebted for some suggestions and corrections to some of my friends to whom I offer my sincere thanks here.
H. M. S'ARMA,
Oriental College, Lahore.
* These commentators refer to another old exposition of the play - प्राचीनटीका.
† Long fellow-Birds of the Passage.
