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BANABHATTA’S BIOGRAPHY
KING HARSHAVARDHANA OF STHANVIS’VARA
SANKARA'S COMMENTARY, SANKETA.
WITH CRITICAL NOTES,
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‘The present critica edition of Banathatsy’s $it-Flarshae
dliaritn is based on the following
eomplete manseripts:—
@) Ms. A, containing 4.200. granthas, and written in
heautifal old Devanagari charactors on 164
leaves, 420 Fines; 840-43 aksharas; belonging
to Si-td Ranghod Nilkanth of Ahmadabad,
Te isa fairly correct copy of Bana’s text, and
fine specimen of Indian medieval ealigraphiy.
Ms. B,, written in the Dovanigast chamoters on
165 leaves, 410 Tinos, A 88-40 asharae, dated
Sameet 1701, mdrghaitreha-eudi 15, budhe ; box
longing to the late Bapudeva Siistri of ‘the
Bandas Sanskrit College, This manuscript was
copied, sceonting to a colophon, in A. D. 1643
at Strath from an ancient pali-tenf manuscript
in the possession of ono Kesav, Nagar Brithman,
aud brought to Baniras (Virinai),
(Ms. D, being an apogeaph of an old Devanigaet
‘nannseript, dated Samvat 1820, made by Prot,
Dr. Biter at Raniras,in 1874. "Unfortunately,
the text of this manuscript breaks up near the
fend of the second chapter, and shows fee
talde deplorandus of 98 folios, continning again
With about the middle of the seventh ehapter,
@ Ms. K, Dekktan College, Bani, Collection of
1875-76, No, 220, a very old mannscript,
written in Strada characters on 281 old lonvesy
AAZ1B lines, 2 16-18 asharas, and 11 new.
ight trustworthy and