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The last two editions had an introductory life story of Panditji. Guru
Datta's collected works were also published by
Sarvadeshik Anja
Pratinidhi Sabha,
Delhi under the title
Wisdom of the Rishis: Works of
Pandit Guru Datta Vidyarthi, M. A..
This collection, edited by Swami
Vedanand Tirth had earlier been published by Rajpal & Sons, Lahore
in 1912.
Papers for the Thoughtful, Number 1: Vedic Terminology
(both parts),
edited by Lala Jivan Das was printed at Punjab Printing Press, Lahore
in 1902. In the same year Lalaji also published
The Works of Late Pandit
Guru Datta Vidyarthi, M. A. -- Part 2.
This included Nature of Conscience
and Brahmo Samaj (pp.1-5), Conscience and the Vedas with Reference
to Brahmo Samaj (pp. 6-10), Religious Sermons (pp. 11-13), A Reply to
Some Criticism of Svami's Veda
Bhashya
(pp. 14-18), Origin of Thought
and Language (pp.19-21), Man's Progress Downwards (pp. 22-28) and
Righteousness or Unrighteousness of Flesh Eating (pp. 29-32).
All of Guru Datta's available literature is in English. The first Hindi
translations were by Master Atmaram Amritsari who translated
the commentaries on
Ishopanishad, Mundakopanishad
and
Mandukyopanishad.
Masterji was a disciple of Guru Datta and under
his influence, quit his job to become a follower of Arya Samaj. All
of Guru Datta's works were translated into Hindi by Pandit Bhagvad
Datta B.A. and Pandit Sant Ram B.A.. These were published under
the title,
Guru Datta Lekhawali,
by Rajpal & Sons, Lahore in 1918.
The same was also published by Govindram Hasanand as a special
edition of the paper,
Veda Prakash.
It was reprinted in 1983 and 1990
by
Veda Pracharak Mandal,
New Delhi and
Anita Aarsh Prakashan,
Panipat respectively.
Mahashaya Wazir Chand, Aryopdeshak remained for many years,
the editor of Urdu weekly Arya Musafir. He published the Urdu
translations of many of Guru Datta's works in his paper. Among
these were:
Dhan Ka Dah
(October 1899, January 1900), Vedic Texts
No. 2
Anasar Aab (Pani Kin Ajza Se Banata Hai)
(April 1900), Vedic
Texts No. 3
Grihastha
(September 1900),
Jiwatma Ke Praman
(August,
September, October, December 1901; April 1902; September 1904).
Under the guidance of Mahashaya Wazir Chand,
Anja Pratinidhi
Sabha,
Punjab, Lahore published in 1905,
Dhan Ka Dab
and
Roohani
Zindagi Ki Hakikaten
as Tract Nos. 20 and 22 of
Arya Pustak Prachar.
The Urdu translation of
Mandukyopanishad
was published under
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