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² The editions, as well as translations in various languages, are numerous. The earliest editions are those of H. H. Wilson (116 stanzas) with metrical Eng. trs.. Calcutta 1813 (2nd ed. 1843); of J. Gildemeister, Bonn 1841; of A. F. Stenzler, Breslau 1874. The chief Indian and European editions with different commentaries are: With Vallabhadeva's comm., ed. E. Hultzsch, London 1911; with Mallinātha's comm., ed. K. P. Parab, NSP, 4th ed., Bombay 1881, G. R. Nandargikar, Bombay 1894, and K. B. Pathak, Poona 1894 (2nd ed. 1916) (both with Eng. trs.); with Dakṣiṇāvartanātha's comm., ed. T. Ganapati Sastri, Trivandrum 1919; with Pūrṇa-sarasvatī's comm., ed. K. V. Krishnamachariar, Śrīvāṇī-Vilāsa Press Srirangam 1909; with comm. of Mallinātha and Cāritravardhana, ed. Narayana Sastri Khiste, Chowkhamba Skt. Ser., Benares 1931. English trs. by Col. Jacob, Poona 1870. For an appreciation, see H. Oldenberg, *op. cit.*, p. 217 f. The popularity and currency of the work are shown by the existence of some fifty commentaries.