Vasant Vilas Fagu

Author(s): Madhusudan Chimanlal Modi
Publisher: Rajasthan Prachyavidya Pratishthan Jodhpur

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of this interesting poem was a desirability felt by a few students of Old Gujarāti and Prof. K. B. Vyäsa fortunately took up the work. The study of Old Gujarātī was then in a stage of infancy and his edition also suffered very much in the beginning. The editions of Prof. K. B. Vyısa are as under :
(1) Vasanta--Vilāsa : An Old Gujarāti Phāgu : Published: N. M. Tripathi · & Co., Bombay-2 : 1942 A. D.
Prof. Vyāsa has utilized one more Ms. from the Bhandārkar Oriental Research Institute which he calls Ms. A. over and above Ms. B. from
Institute utilized by Prof. Dhruya. He has given the photoprints of the first page and the last page of Ms. A. and also
of the Ms. B. Later he came across the Pātana Ms. through Acārya Shri Jinvijayaji which he calls Ms. C. He has noted readings separately at the end of his edition and has also given the photo
of the First Page of this Ms. C. also. His efforts in preparing his edition are genuine and scientific. In utilising his Ms. material he has remained strictly faithful. His edition also suffered in the point of interpretation. It was critically reviewed by Profs. L. D. Barnett, H. D. Valenkar. D. R. Mánkada and B. J. Sandesară in various journals. Taking advantage of these reviews and also of some work done by Prof. A. Master, he reinterpreted and translated the poem with notes without giving the text. . ." (2) Vasanta-Vilása Phāgu-a Further Study : Tournal of the University
of Bombay 1946. Vol. Xy. Part II September. P. 119-152.
This translation suggests a really commendable interpretaion of some knotty points and proper understanding of the text. The introduction also sheds further light on the problems concerning the poem. It shows really good advance over the previous interpretation of the text. in's (3) Vasanta-Vilāsa : The Revised Collated Text. Published Bhartiya : Vidyā : February 1947 P. 25-39.. 4. H. D. Velanker : Review of V: Vi : Annals of the Bhandarkar
Orientel Research Institute : XXIV. 3-4. 1943 P. 268.
B. J. Sāņdesarā's Review of V. V.: Budhiprakās’a (Gujarati) July-Sept. .: 1943 P. 168.. . · D. R. Mānkaļ : Review of V. v. : Journal of the Gujarat Research "". Society, V. 3. July 1943 P. 159.
L. D. Barnett; Review of y. V. : Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies": London University 1944.