CONTENTS PREFACE . . PART I. INTRODUCTION 1. General account of the Mahavira-camta MSS and their mutual relationship . 2. Detailed account of the Mahavira-canta uss. 8. Three Recensions for a portion of the Mahavira-carita . 4 Cnitical prmeiples followed in constitutmg’ the Text 5. Emendations . 6 Remarks regarding Notes and Appentiees 7 Bhavabbith’s Iafe and Ancestry 8, Bhavabhiati’s Date . 9 Bhavabhity’s Writings . 9a. Verses attributed to Bhavabhiiti not yet traced 10 Chronological order of Bhavabhitr’s extant Plays . 11 Bhavabhits’s Literary Characteristics a Bhavabhiti as a Dramatist } His Humour and Irony . «. His Style @ His Verbal Forms e, His Metres f His knowledge of Praknts 12, Bhavabhiti and Kahdasa 13, Bhavabhit’s Self-repetations 14, Bhavabhity’s Quotations from other Works - 15. Mention of and Quotstions from Bhavabhiiti m other Works . 16, Bibhography of Bhavabhiitr's Plays 17. Literature concerning Bhavabhati 18, Abbreviations used va xvin xx xxl Xx1 xxm XXxvI xxvii xxx XXXL xxxi xxx xxxm xxxvl XXXVI xxxvui XXXIX xl xin xlvit li-hyCONTENTS PART II Sanskrit Text with Critical Notes . oe . . 1-214 PART III Illustrative Notes . se . . . . + 217-277 PART IV. APPENDICES Appendix A—Text of K for Act V 47 to V.73 . 279-285 Appendix B—Text of Mr for Act V. 47 to the end of AtVI. . . ee ee. 286-806 Appendix C—Collations of the manuseupts Mr and Aw... ee ees 807-828, Appendix D(a) Index of Metres employed =. » i Table of Metres employed . } 324-820 Appendix E—Alphabetical Index of Verses . . —, 831-838 Appendix F—Index of Sansknt Words =. =.=. 830-847 Appendix G—Index of Prakrit Words. =. =. 848-851 CORRIGENDA ax, 1 2, read URES for ufeeret 371 10, HATE for maT ae 58113 4 firafati for Frafefa. 63.19 4) WU for WT 65,14 4 URE for wf ere 7110 QAR for Ga 312 4 Wafer for srapeefen 785,11 4, WA for the same word with the final & broken off 186,14 CREATAS for eeATE 391 ry IRAP for BMP eo ]