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PUBLISHERS' NOTE
The publication of this book in the Bhavan's Singhi Jain Series had been the most ardent desire of the learned author, Dr. Prabodh Pandit, since the day he handed over the manuscripts thereof to the General Editor of the Series. But as the respected General Editor has observed in his Foreword, the publication of the work has been unusually delayed due to a series of fortuitous circumstances.
It is a matter of deep regret to us that Dr. Prabodh Pandit could not live to see the fulfilment of his cherished desire as he passed away on 28th November 1975. He had no illness as such and his sudden demise at the age of 52 has snatched away a great scholar of linguistics from our midst.
It is, therefore, with a profound sense of sorrow that we are releasing this comprehensive research publication as a posthumous one. Though Dr. Pandit is bodily not with us today, he will continue to live with us and with posterity through this great work, his akshara-deha.
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