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THE SŪRYAŚATAKA OF MAYŪRA
INTRODUCTION
ANALYSIS OF THE SURYASATAKA
ORDER OF THE STANZAS
As has been pointed out in the General Introduction, the
Süryaśataka comprises 101 stanzas. But the order of the stanzas
is not the same in all of the editions. In the preparation of my
translation, have used five editions, and have adopted as the
norm the second edition of Durgāprasad and Parab, in the Kavya-
mālā Series, Bombay, 1900. The other four are: (a) the edi-
tion included in John Haeberlin's Kavya-sangraha, p. 197-216,
Calcutta, 1847; (b) the anonymous edition, probably edited by
its publisher, in the library of the India Office, Calcutta, 1874;
(c) the edition included in Jivānanda Vidyasagara's Kavya-
samgrahaḥ, Calcutta, 1886; and (d) the partial edition, compris-
ing stanzas 1-75 inclusive, published in the Vidyodaya, or San-
skrit Critical Journal, vol. 25, June-September, Calcutta, 1896.
In these four last-named editions, I have noted the following de-
partures from the order of the stanzas as given in the edition of
Durgaprasad and Parab:-
Jivananda's edition publishes stanzas 24-30 of Parab's edition
in the following order: 24, 25, 29, 26, 27, 28, 30.
Jivānanda, Haeberlin, the Vidyodaya, and the anonymous edi-
tion in the library of the India Office present the following order
of stanzas 61-70 of Parab's edition: 61, 62, 68, 63, 64, 66, 67,
69, 65, 70.
FORM OF THE STANZAS
Each stanza is in the form of an afis, or 'benediction,' invoking
the aid, protection or blessing of Surya, or of his rays, his horses,
1 See below, p. 104.
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INTRODUCTION
ANALYSIS OF THE SURYASATAKA
ORDER OF THE STANZAS
As has been pointed out in the General Introduction, the
Süryaśataka comprises 101 stanzas. But the order of the stanzas
is not the same in all of the editions. In the preparation of my
translation, have used five editions, and have adopted as the
norm the second edition of Durgāprasad and Parab, in the Kavya-
mālā Series, Bombay, 1900. The other four are: (a) the edi-
tion included in John Haeberlin's Kavya-sangraha, p. 197-216,
Calcutta, 1847; (b) the anonymous edition, probably edited by
its publisher, in the library of the India Office, Calcutta, 1874;
(c) the edition included in Jivānanda Vidyasagara's Kavya-
samgrahaḥ, Calcutta, 1886; and (d) the partial edition, compris-
ing stanzas 1-75 inclusive, published in the Vidyodaya, or San-
skrit Critical Journal, vol. 25, June-September, Calcutta, 1896.
In these four last-named editions, I have noted the following de-
partures from the order of the stanzas as given in the edition of
Durgaprasad and Parab:-
Jivananda's edition publishes stanzas 24-30 of Parab's edition
in the following order: 24, 25, 29, 26, 27, 28, 30.
Jivānanda, Haeberlin, the Vidyodaya, and the anonymous edi-
tion in the library of the India Office present the following order
of stanzas 61-70 of Parab's edition: 61, 62, 68, 63, 64, 66, 67,
69, 65, 70.
FORM OF THE STANZAS
Each stanza is in the form of an afis, or 'benediction,' invoking
the aid, protection or blessing of Surya, or of his rays, his horses,
1 See below, p. 104.
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