The present edition of the Meghaduta has been prepared with particular attention to the wants of University stu-dents; at the same time, much that is of interest to the gen-eral reader has been inserted. The words giving the prose order of each verse in Mallinatha's commentary are printed in the bold type, the compound words not actually given by Malli. being enclosed in rectangular brackets. This will enable the students to find out the prose order and thereby to understand the text at once, and will also save them the trouble of reading the unnecessary portions of the com-mentary.
The translation of the spurious stanzas is also given, with short notes thereon. All the grammatical points dis-cussed by Malli. have been explained int he Notes, and derivations of important words given. In fact, an attempt is made to make the book as complete as possible within the limits of time at any disposal. As regards the text, Malli.'s order of the verses has been preserved, except in two cases: (i) the verse पत्रश्यामाः etc. has been tdransferred to the sec-ond part, as it appears to form a part of the description of alaka, and (ii) the verses मृत्वा देवं etc. (II. 14) is placed after वासश्चित्रं etc. (see Notes) as in the Parshvabhyudaya. In pre-paring the present edition fo the Megh., I have consulted all the printed editions available at Bombay, and the Calcutta
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