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krifc, 1 to Sanskrit and Tibetan, 1 to Jaina Prakrita and the 

 remaining 6 to Arabic and Persian literature. These fasciculi 

 include Lieut -Col. T. Wolseley Haig's translation of Munta- 

 khab-ut-Tawarikh, Vol. Ill, Fasc. II; Mr. H. Beveiidge's trans- 

 lation of Akbarnama, Vol. Ill, Fasc. IV, V,andMaasir-ul-Umara, 

 Vol. I, Fasc. Ill, IV ; Mahamahopadhyaya Dr. Ganganatha 

 Jha's translation of Tantravartika, Fasc XII ; and the second 

 edition of Maitrl-Upanisad, Fasc. I, revised by Mahamaho- 

 padhyaya Dr. Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana. 



Of the new works sanctioned last year three fasciculi have 

 been published this year, viz. : — 



1 . Kavindra- Vacana-Samuccayah —a Sanskri t anthology 

 edited by Dr. F. W. Thomas. It is a valuable collection of 

 Slokas, from Buddhistic as well as Brahmanic sources, culled 

 bv an unknown author who seems to have lived not earlier 



than 1000 AD. 



2. Kavi-kalpa-latd—a, work on Sanskrit Rhetoric edited 

 by Pandit Sarat Chandra Sastri. It contains the text and 

 commentary of Devesvara, son of Vagbhata, a minister of the 

 King of Maiwa about the 12th century a.d! 



3. Vikva-hitam — a work on Sanskrit astronomy com- 

 posed by Raghavananda S'arma of West Bengal in the year 

 1591 a.d. It has been edited by Pandit Bi^vambhara Jyotis- 

 arnava and SrLsa Chandra Jvotiratna. 



Search for Sanskrit Manuscripts. 



The acquisition of Sanskrit manuscripts has been by a 

 tacit consent of the Council limited to works of extraordinary 

 interest pending the completion of the catalogue of the large 

 collection of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Society's Library. 

 The most important manuscripts acquired are : 



Pasupatipaddhati.— Composed in the 12th century. Not 

 known to Aufrecht. 



Buddhavadana . — A unique copy of a work absolutely un- 

 known to the world. 



Asokdvaddna. — A good copy, though others are known to 

 exist. Vasundhara unknown, though other works of the same 

 name are known. A trial was made by employing a book 

 hawker to collect Sanskrit manuscripts in the district of 

 Bankura, but the trial hasn't proved successful. He would be 

 an excellent man for those who are making a new collection. 

 The only important manuscript that has been obtained from 

 him is a copy of Bhatti on palm leaf made in the 17th century. 



Coins. 



Three gold, fourteen silver and one copper coins were 

 presented to the Society during the year. Of these, two (gold) 



