P R E F A 0 E This is the third part of Bhojadeva's Sarasvatikantha. bharana with the Wrtti of Dardanitha, It comprises chapters 3 and 4 in their entirety embodying four padds apiece. The third chapter deals with Vibhakti, Samasa and Sri pratyaya rospectively and the fourth with a portion of Tadakita. The commentary is of marked interestinasmuch as it furnishes a wholesome innovation aiming as it does at a compendious collection of all correct forms of expression. The commentator has successfully silenced the opposition put forward by many grammarians in the discussion on subtle points. To cite but one instance, he has ably established the correctness and propriety of using the word titrar in the same sense as Caitran, signifying a person born under the asterism of Citra, as is evident from the following pa$នge ~ DDDBBmDDBDDBDDDDDDD DDDS S EDD S DDS शालादेिभ्यस्तत्र जात इत्येतस्मिन्नर्थे संज्ञायामुत्पन्नस्थाणुप्रत्ययस्य लुग् वा भवति ॥ घरसशालः ॥ वास्सशाकः । चिन्नः । चैन्नः ।। १६५, २३६.. The details demanding minute research and investiga. tion shall be dwelt upon at length in my prefatorial note to the last volume of this work I deem myself fortunate in having beren able to briug this work to light for the benefit of literary enthusiasts who are desirous of getting a comprehensive grasp of all correct forms of expression. Trivandrum, 24-12-13. K. SAMBAŚIVA ŚASTRI.
