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We are extremely grateful to Mimamsaratna
Brahmasri A. V. Gopalachariar Avl M.A., B.L., for
his excellent introduction to this book. Our thanks
are no less due to Brahmasri Yajnasvami Sastrigal
and Brahmasri S. Subrahmanya Sastrigal for their
having kindly gone through the proofs.
 
In the publication of this work, we had the help
of two manuscripts-one sent to us by Mr.
A. Sambamurti Iyer, Retired Judge and the other
by Brahmasri Kunigal Rama Sastrigal from the Go-
vernment Oriental Manuscripts Library, Mysore.
 
T. K. Balasubramanyam.