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XXXII INTRODUCTION Sanskrit language as his father. His style is as ornate and as full of figures of speech as his father's ( vide p. 21 for Rupaka; pp. 34, 46, 86, 96 for Virodha; p. 48 for Nidars'ana ; pp. 48, 60, 96 for Sahokti; p. 74 for Anupmsa; p. 86 for Parisamkhya ). But we must not forget that in the son's ■work the defects of his father are exaggerated and others peculiar to the son alone are added. We miss in the TJttara- bhaga the hold and striking fancies of Bana with which we become familiar in the Purvabhaga. The description of the love torment of Kadambari is insipid and drawn out to a tedious length. The references to mythological and other lore are few and far between in the TJttarabhaga. The different lines of the story are made to converge far more rapidly than Bana would have done. The picturesque descriptions of flora and fauna in which Bana is profuse are lacking in the TJttarabhaga. Such masterpieces of realism as the advice of S'ukanasa to Chandrapida are conspicuous by their absence in the TJttarabhaga. The perusal of the TJttarabhaga leaves the reader under the impression that the author was only anxious to bring the story to a close some- how. The touch of genius that appeals to the mind and makes the characters live before the eyes of the reader is altogether wanting. VI The Text. The text iu this edition is principally based upon the three Bombay editions, viz. that of Dr. Peterson, that of Mr. Kale and the one issued by the Nimayasagara press. All important readings have been discussed in the notes. In some cases the readings of the Calcutta editions and of the commentator Arjuna were found to be superior to those of the Bombay editions and have been consequently preferred ( vide notes pp. 191, 205, 215 &c. ) VII Commentaries. The only complete commentary generally available is that of Bhanuchandra on the Purvabhaga of the Kadambari and of Siddhachandra on the TJttarabhaga. The commentary has been published by the Nirnayasagara press. A few words about these two commentators would not be out of place