AND RUINS AT MAVALIPURAM. l6l 



Shanfcrit. Balic. 



Soma-var, Van * Tchan, Monday. 



Mungela-var, Van Angkaan, Tuefdav. 



Bouta-var, Van Pout, Wednelday. 



Brahfpati-var, Van Prahout, Thurfday. 



Soucra var, Van Souc, Friday. 



Sany-var, Van Saoa, Saturday. 



The fame author gives, in another place, an account 

 of a pretended print of a foot on a rock, which is an 

 object of worfhip to the Siamefe, and is called Prabdt y 

 or the venerable foot. For prd, in Balic, he fays, fig- 

 nifies venerable, which agrees with prdper and pramesht 

 in Shanscrit ; and bat in the fame tongue is a foot, as 

 pad in Shanscrit. After which he goes on to fay : 



" We know that in the ifland of Ceylone there is a 

 " pretended print of a human foot, which has long been 

 " held in great veneration. It reprefents, doubtlefs, 

 " the left foot; for the Siamefe fay that Sommonaco- 

 " dom fet his right foot on their Prabdt, and his left 

 " foot at Lancaf." 



From Knox's Hiftory of Cey lone it appears, that the 

 impreffion here fpeken of,is upon the hill called, by the 

 Chingelays, Hamaltll ; by Europeans, Adams Peak ; and 

 that the natives believe it to be the foot-Hep of their 



great 



* Here one Hindoo word is substituted for another; for Tchan in 

 Hindostuvy, and Tchdnder in Shanscrit, signify the moon as well as 

 Somer. 



f " On sait que dans 1'isle de Ceylan, il y a un pretendu vestige 

 '*■ de pie" humain, que depuis long temps y est en grand e veneration. 

 " II represente, sans doubte, le pie gauche ; car les Siamois disent 

 •" que SommonacodOm posa le pi6 droit a leur prubat, et le pie 

 " gauche a Lanca." 



