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their substitutions in edition b; Appendix C contains new emendations; Appendix D compares faulty readings in the earlier editions, previous emendations, and the fresh emendations suggested by the editors of edition c. Numerous, sometimes extensive, footnotes, presenting passages from other saṃhitās which are related to those of Bhela, quotations from Bhela found in various medical texts, and an elaborate vocabulary enhance the value of this edition. References are to edition c. See on the editions: C.R.R. Sarma and B. Rama Rao (1980). The unsatisfactory editorial policies of a, b and c make a new study a major desideratum (see on the preparation of a new critical edition: T. Yamashita, 1997). A few chapters of the Bhelasaṃhitā have been translated into European languages. Sūtrasthāna 16 has been edited and translated into French by J. Filliozat (1975: 170–173; English version, 1964: 205–207); it was translated into German by R.F.G. Müller (1962). An English translation (probably by D.V. Subba Reddy), based on ed. b, of Sū.8–9 and 12–13, Ni.5–6, Śā.4 and Ci.1 has been published in BDHM 1, 3, 1963, 138–155. M.G. Weiss (1977: 252–253 and 254–258) rendered Ni.7 and Ci.8 into English.