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in body. It would not have been possible to complete the present work without sitting at his feet. He was a source of unfailing inspiration to me. I take this opportunity to dedicate the work to him.
I am indebted to my Adviser Prof. S. P. Chaturvedi for encouraging me throughout in carrying on with my work. I am grateful to Dr. A. P. Mishra, Head of the Sanskrit Department, Allahabad University for rendering me all 'facilities in fulfilling all the formalities regarding the completion of my work. My thanks are due to Prof. S. C. Sengupta who helped me in comparing the typescript and corrected the expression wherever necessary.
I am thankful to the authorities of Goenka Library, Varanaseya Sanskrit University Library, Varanasi; Ganganath Jha Institute, Allahabad, Allahabad University and the Raghunath Temple Library, Jammu for having given me the facilities to avail of the concerned material. Also, my thanks are due to Bharata Manisha for rendering me the necessary help to see this book in print.
25.6-1977
Koshelya Walli
