Encoding
Apparent errors in this book have been corrected (with those corrections listed in the colophon).
The Sanskrit transliteration in this book uses the ç for श and n̄ for ङ where modern conventions use ś and ṅ respectively. This has not been changed.
In addition to the sources given in the [list of abbreviations], the following works have also been referenced:
| BEFEO. | Bulletin de l’École Française d’Extrême-Orient. |
| BKM. | Bṛhatkathāmañjarī. |
| DKC. | Daçakumāracarita. |
| ERE. | L. H. Gray, Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. |
| KSS. | Kathāsaritsāgara. |
| NS. | Nirṇaya Sāgara (Press). |
As well as the following:
- Bendall, Brit. Mus. Catal.: C. Bendall, Catalogue of the Sanskrit manuscripts in the British Museum.
- Bhandarkar, R. G., Report (1897): R. G. Bhandarkar, Report on the search for Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Bombay Presidency, during the years 1887–88, 1888–89, 1889–90 and 1890–91 (publ. Bombay, 1897).
- Bhandarkar, Report (1907): S. R. Bhandarkar, Report of a second tour in search of Sanskrit manuscripts made in Rajputana and Central India in 1904–5 and 1905–6.
- Epigr. Ind.: Epigraphia Indica.
- Haraprasād, Nepal Catal.: Hara Prasād Śāstri, A Catalogue of palm-leaf and selected paper Mss. belonging to the Durbar Library, Nepal.
- Haraprasād, Report (1901): Report on the search of Sanskrit manuscripts (1895 to 1900).
- Hultszch, Reports: E. Hultszch, Reports On Sanskrit Manuscripts In Southern India.
- India Office Catal.: Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts in the library of the India Office.
- Keith, Sansk. Lit.: A. B. Keith, A history of Sanskrit literature.
- Lassen, Anth. Sanscr.: Ch. Lassen, Anthologia Sanscritica glossario instructa.
- Peterson, Reports: P. Peterson, Three Reports on a search for Sanskrit manuscripts, with a Index of Books.
- Peterson, Subhāṣitāvali: The Subhâshitâvali Of Vallabhacharya, edited by P. Peterson and Pandit Durgâprasâda.
- Rājendralālamitra, Bikaner Catal.: Rájendralála Mitra, A Catalogue of Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Library of His Highness the Mahárájá of Bikáner.
- Regnaud, Rhétorique sanskrite: P. Regnaud, La Rhétorique sanskrite exposée dans son développement historique et ses rapports avec la rhétorique classique.
- Ridgeway’s Dramas, &c.: W. Ridgeway, The dramas and dramatic dances of non-European races in special reference to the origin of Greek tragedy, with an appendix on the origin of Greek comedy.
- Seshagiri, Report for 1896–97: Seshagiri Sastri, Report on a search for Sanskrit and Tamil manuscripts for the year 1896–97.
- Wilson: H. H. Wilson, Select Specimens of the Theatre of the Hindus (2nd ed.), 2 vols.
- Windisch, Sansk. Phil.: E. Windisch, Geschichte der Sanskrit-Philologie und indischen Altertumskunde.