PREFACE.
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expenses of printing, ancl the Secretary of State for India made an
additional grant of £ 30.
My thanks are due, besides, to the Royal Academy of Scien-
ces of Berlin for granting me the interest of the Bopp-Stiftung
in furtherance of the work; to K. M. Chatfield, Esq., Director
of Public Instruction, Bombay, for the loan of the MSS. during a
protracted period of time ; to Professor Kielliorn, for assisting
me in settling the text of the grammatical quotations in the first
Kanda; to Professor Pischel for supplying me with some references
and kindly placing at my disposal his copy of a good MS. of the
Visvakosa ; lastly, to Prof. Buhler, who has encouraged me to
undertake the work, and to whose continued advice and assistance
I owe more than I can express.
November 25th, 1892.
xviii
expenses of printing, ancl the Secretary of State for India made an
additional grant of £ 30.
My thanks are due, besides, to the Royal Academy of Scien-
ces of Berlin for granting me the interest of the Bopp-Stiftung
in furtherance of the work; to K. M. Chatfield, Esq., Director
of Public Instruction, Bombay, for the loan of the MSS. during a
protracted period of time ; to Professor Kielliorn, for assisting
me in settling the text of the grammatical quotations in the first
Kanda; to Professor Pischel for supplying me with some references
and kindly placing at my disposal his copy of a good MS. of the
Visvakosa ; lastly, to Prof. Buhler, who has encouraged me to
undertake the work, and to whose continued advice and assistance
I owe more than I can express.
November 25th, 1892.