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All the five jewels are treated in this book. Sakunas like the Upašruti are also mentioned. It may be pointed out in this connection that while giving the names of the Svaras of Pingala we considered it safer to follow the Vasantarāja Sakuna as all the different MSS have different and probably incorrect readings.
The chapters on polity give complete though sucoinct information about the royal policy. The three Upāyas also are briefly treated, but the fourth, viz. Daņda is dwelt on at greater length.
It treats of the Caturasra Koțaoakra and many other things dealing with astrology. It shows how the army should stand And how the kings, princes and other officers of tbe state should be posted. In the end the author steaks of Courts of Justice.
We take this opportunity of recording our cordial thanks and deep gratitude to His ExcELLENCY SIR MANUBHAI N. MEHTA Kt, C.S.I., M.A., L.L.B., Dewan Saheb of Baroda, for the keen interest he takes in the Series, and for the kind help rendered to us by obtaining a loan of the three Bikaner Durbar MSS on his personal responsibility. Our thanks are also due to the Bikaner Durbar for their courtesy in lending us these MSS; to the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, for giving the loan of their MS; and to Pandit LB. Gandhi of our Library for løsistance rendered by him in many directions, such as collating MSS, leading proofs, eto.
BARODA, September 19, 1926.}
G. K. SHRIGONDEKAR.
Aho ! Shrutgyanam
