________________ RECENT PUBLICATIONS 165 Ganganath Jha (tr.), slokavartika. Translated from the original Sanskrit with extracts from the commentaries "Kasika" of Sucarita Misra and "Nyayaratnakara" of Partha Sarthi Misra. Delhi, Sri Satguru Publications, 1983. XVII, XLV, 555, XIII pp. Rs. 200.-. The Slokavartika is a difficult text, and the reprint of the translation by Ganganatha Jha (1872-1941) first published in 1907 will be helpful in the study of this text. Fully annotated translations of two sections (apohavada, anumana) have been made by Japanese scholars: by M. Hattori, 'Mimamsaslokavarttika, Apohavada-sho no kenkyu', Kyoto daigaku bungaku-bu kenkyu kiyo, 14 (1973), pp. 1-44; 15 (1975), pp. 1-63; and by S. Yamakami, T. Takenaka, H. Kuroda, A. Akamatsu, 'Slokavarttika, anumana-sho no kenkyu (I)', Indo shisoshi kenkyu 2 (1983), pp. 1-35. B. D. Jain, Ardha Magadhi Reader. Delhi, Sri Satguru Publications, 1982. Ixv, 178 pp. Rs. 60.00. Jain's Ardha Magadhi Reader was compiled at the request of A. C. Woolner, who went through the English translation (pp. 79-172) and the sketch of grammar (pp. ix-Ixv). It was first published in Lahore in 1923. Sital Prasad, A comparative study of Jainism and Buddhism (Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica No. 7). Delhi, Sri Satguru Publications, 1982. xxiii, 304 pp. Rs. 80.00. Reprint of Sital Prasad's study first published in Madras in 1932.
