Shadbhashachandrika

Author(s): Kamlashankar Pranshankar
Publisher: Rajkiya Granthamaladhikar Mumbai

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Critical Notice of the Manuscripts of
Shadbhâshâchandrikâ.
Davos The present edition of the Shadbhâshâchandrika is based upon the following manuscripts:--
1. A copy of a manuscript in the Government Oriental Mss. Library, Madras. It was kindly arranged for me by my friend P. Varadachârî, librarian. It consists of 92 pages with 32 lines on an average per page. It is in Telugu characters and was purchased at Tiruppattura, in the Salem district. The name of the owner is not known. It is a paper Ms. written on European paper. It is designated M.
2. A copy of another Ms. received from the same place. It is also in Telugu characters. It contains 128 pages with 25 lines on a page. It is written on foolscap paper. It is designated M,
3. A copy of a Ms. from Mysore, received through my friend A. Mahadeva S'âstrî Esq., Curator, Oriental Mss. Library of Mysore. It is complete and correct and in Telugu characters. It is designated My.
4. A copy of a Ms, received from Vizagpattam through my friend S. P. V. Ranganâtha Swâmî of Ârsha press, editor of the Granthapradars'anî.' It is rather incorrect and in Granth characters. It is designated R.
5. A copy of a Ms. of the work, obtained from the Tanjore Palace Library. It consists of 111 leaves and has on an average 6 lines per page and 56 letters per line. It is in Telugu characters and is about 200 years old. It is a palm-leaf Ms. It bears No. 9982 in the Library. Another Ms. in the Library, No. 9983, is very old. No. 9982 is a copy of it. The Ms. is incomplete. It is designated T.