OF the three Śatakas or centuries of couplets ascribed to Bhartṛihari, the Nîti and Vairâgya Śatakas alone are included in the following pages. The Śriṅgâra Śataka contains so many stanzas requiring modification, so many more wholly untranslatable into English, that on due consideration I have decided to omit this collection of stanzas from the volume now published. It only remains for me to convey my thanks to the friends who, in various ways, have so kindly and willingly contributed their aid in helping me to carry out this work.

B. H. W.