मेघसन्देशः पूर्णसरस्वतीकृतया विद्युल्लतया सनाथीकृतः /7

latter pale into insignificance. Still such is the fact

and a perusal of the commentary called Vidyullata

published here for the first time would clearly

show its superiority to every other known com-

mentary. The commentator, named Purna

Sarasvati, seems to have lived some three centuries-

ago somewhere in the State of Cochin. He
must have possessed vast learning as is evidenced
from the numerous quotations in his commentary. He
must ha
It is not a mere commentary explaining the
meanings of passages that he has written, but a
ve possessed vast learning as is evidenced
from the numerous quotations in his commentaryry critical study of the poem itself.
It is not a mere commentary Modern
Sanskrit scholars, both oriental and occidental,
would be astonished to find after reading this
commentary that a Pandit of some three centuries
ago possessed so much critical spirit as to produce
this masterly study of the Poem.
 
We obtained only one Mss. copy of this
explaining the
meanings of passages that he has written, but a
very critical study of the poem itself. Modern
Sanscellent commentary through the krit scholars, both oriental and occidental,
would be astonished to find after reading this
commentary that a Pandit of some three centuries
ago possessed so much critical spirit as to produce
this masterly study of the Poem.
 
We obtained only one Mss. copy of this
excellent commentary through the kindness of
indness of
our friend Mr. K. Rama Pisharati, Senior Sans-

krit Pandit, Ernakulam College. When we went

through it, we could not resist the temptation to

begin its printing at once. But on the com-

pletion of the first Aswasa we felt that another

Mss. was absolutely necessary if a correct edition