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This commentary was most useful in explaining the true meaning of Vatsyayana, for the
commentator appears to have had a considerable knowledge of the times of the older author, and
gives in some places very minute information. This cannot be said of the other commentary, called
`Sutra vritti', which was written about A.D. 1789, by Narsing Shastri, a pupil of a Sarveshwar
Shastri; the latter was a descendant of Bhaskur, and so also was our author, for at the conclusion of
every part he calls himself Bhaskur Narsing Shastri. He was induced to write the work by order of
the learned Raja Vrijalala, while he was residing in Benares, but as to the merits of this commentary
it does not deserve much commendation. In many cases the writer does not appear to have
understood the meaning of the original author, and has changed the text in many places to fit in with
his own explanations.
A complete translation of the original work now follows. It has been prepared in complete
accordance with the text of the manuscript, and is given, without further comments, as made from
it.
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