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Compare on the editions A. Raison (1974): Intr. XI–XII: a, d, and e are closely related, whereas b has numerous divergent readings; f agrees largely with e. The editions are characterized by an abundance of grammatical and metrical errors (see AVI 135–136) and, when compared with other, contradictory readings (see A. Raison, 1974: Intr. XII). The MSS are full of variants which disagree with the texts of the editions (J. Filliozat, 1934a: 136–139; A. Raison, 1974: Intr. XI). A critical text of the first section (sthāna) of the Hāritasamhita, based on editions a, b, d and e, has been edited, accompanied by a French translation, by Alix Raison: La Hārita Saṃhitā, texte médical sanskrit, avec un index de nomenclature āyurvédique, Publications de l'Institut Français d'Indologie No. 52, Pondichéry 1974; this edition is provided with a long introduction (46 pages), a list of variants, a glossary, and an index giving the botanical equivalents of plant names; it has been reviewed by R.E. Emmerick (BSOAS 38, 1975, 651–652), G.J. Meulenbeld (Erasmus 28, 1976, 152–155), A. Roṣu (JRAS 1977, 217–219), and L. Sternbach (JAOS 99, 1979, 161–167).