Prof. K. P. Trivedi (Bombay Sanskrit Series), the Venkateshwar Press edition, the Nirnayasagar Press edition (all of Bombay); the Banaras edition of Sri Sesarja Sarma Sastri, the Calcutta edition of Prof. S. Ray, and the one with the commentary of Bharatamallika. The Ganapatha and the Varttikas are taken as they appear in Prof. Pathak Sastri's edition of the Panini Sutras. At a later date I had before me an English translation of the Bhattikavya by Prof. G. G. Leonardi.
Much of this work was done during my comfortable stay at the residence of my brother-in-law, Shri V. V. Nagarkar, M.A., I.P.S., and Mrs. Kumudini Nagarkar, B.A., for which our grateful thanks are due to both of them. I am also thankful to my friend Shri R. D. Khandekar who did the typing of the translation in spite of his other responsibilities.
I thank Messrs Motilal Banarsidass for their kind encouragement and uniform courtesy during the preparation of this edition of Bhattikavya.
M. A. KARANDIKAR
University of Delhi,
Vikram Samvat 2033,
Pratipada, Saturday, October 23, 1976.
