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XVI: IN A WORD
Sharma (Shakunt), Senior Research Officer, Sahitya Samsthan, J.R.N. Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur as also Dr, Udai Chand Jain and Dr. Hukam Chand Jain, both Associate Professors in the Prākıt Dept of M.L.Sukhadia University, Udaipur. We thank them profusely.
Dr. Baya took up the laborious work of Roman transliteration of the Prakrt and Samskrt verses and of rendering them in Hindi and English free verses, translation into English prose and commeting upon them where necessary. To some extent his other engagements mostly his sloth was responsible for the delayed publication of this book. Dr. Boliya had complete her work in May, 2005 itself.
Even while feeling satisfied at the completion of the undertaken task, we are aware of our shortcomings. This is a philosophical treatise in which Śrimajjineśvarasûri has very logically analysed and refuted other philosophical beliefs with due and valid arguments and upheld own precepts. Translating a work of such gravity, was always difficult and we are sure to have committed some mistakes. We do request the discerning scholars to feel free to point out our shortcomings in the interest of furthering the knowledge.
Finally, once again we thank all known and unknowh scholars from whom we have received direct or indirect guidance.
The publisher, Shri Vimal-Sudarshan-Chandra Parmarthik Trust, Udaipur; Shri Gujarati Jain Shwetambar Tapagaccha Sangh, Kolakata, Shubh Sankalp, Udaipur and M/s. Choudhary Offset Pvt. Ltd., Udaipur also deserve our grateful acknowledgement for ppublishing, and for their flawless and aesthetic presntation of this book in such a short time.
- Hemlata Boliya - Dalpat singh Baya 'Shreyas'
