A Bibliography Of The Sanskrit Drama

The author feels that it has long been desirable that students of Sanskrit literature should have as complete a catalogue as possible of all Hindu authors and their writings, in order that they might be able to tell at a glance how many manuscripts of each work are known, how many editions and translations have been made, and what has been written concerning them. It is the purpose of the present volume to fill this need for the Sanskrit drama. In a book of this character it is practically impossible to secure absolute completeness, and this is especially true of lists of manuscripts, since new catalogues of collections both in India and in Europe constantly being published. The arrangement of names and titles follows the order of the English alphabet, and no separate positions have been assigned to the vowels and consonants distinguished by diacritical marks. The book is the product of extensive study of the Sanskrit language. The subject is very illuminating and delicate. There is no statement in the book to which exception may justly be taken. So this book generates lot of interest among the general leaders.