सङ्गीतदर्पण (दामोदर पण्डित - तंजौर सरस्वती महल संस्करण, सङ्गीत एवं नाट्य लक्षण)

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manuscripts, one is in Telugu script (B 11500). Though it
is in good condition. it stops with the first four chapters.
The other palm leaf manuscript (B, 11499) is in Grantha
characters and is full, though some of the leaves in the middle
have been damaged. It is from this manuscript that the
additional talas have been taken. Of the two paper manus-
cripts one is extremely old and breaks to pieces at the mere
touch. It is full and the version is satisfactory. The other
manuscript is a recent copy from some original now lost but it
is all a heap of blunders, though it is full. The work of editing
has necessarily been rather difficult. But it is some satis-
faction that an edition ba sed on fairly old manuscripts from
more than one tradition is now appearing before the public.
A few head-notes in English and Tamil are given as a
help to students who have a working knowledge of Sanskrit
and require help in understanding the technology. It is hoped
that students of music will find this edition useful.
Saraswati Mahal,
TANJORE. } K. Vasudeva Sastri,
15-8-1952 / Editor.