494 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {August, 1911. 
The next letter he notices is long 7 (p. 431). I have dis 
cussed its shape partially above (p. 479), and may here point 
out that it tended to vary considerably. Its various forms m 
grant may be seen on comparing (to give only salient 
instances) Sila (1. 24), °padaniya° (1. 22), kriya (1. 8), vikriya 
(1. 11), ér@ (1. 2), grhitea (1. 8) and kirtti (1. 14). The copy of 
grant B on plate IL does not show all details quite clearly, yet 
the shapes of 7 may be noticed in sima (l. 21), rt (1. 2), 
parkkrati (1. 21) and vikriya® (1. 14). Grant C is so badly 
corroded on its obverse that there is not the same opportunity 
of scrutinizing details, yet the form of 7 may be seen i 
vikkritam (|. 20), stla and sima (1. 23), sima (1). 22-3) and praiva 
(1. 19). There was a tendency to reduce the size of the inet 
curl of this vowel sign, and in these last two words and In 
vikriya® (grant B, 1. 14) it has practically degenerated into a dot 
connected with the outer curve. To separate the dot and the 
curve would be a natural modification, as we find in this grant; 
and here the 7 sign always consists of a dot or small stroke, and 
a curve on its right, except in Swpratika (1. 17) where their post 
tion is reversed. The form of 7 then in this grant 18 20 
indication that it is spurious. 
His fourth point (p. 431), in so far as it is definite, relates 
to m and the bipartite y. The m’s in this grant are like those 
grants B and C and are not open to distrust. I have dis 
the second y of Yayati (1.1), visaya (1. 4) and °yogaya (1. 11); 
and this shape silicates : scameette tak with the second 
form figured in my article. The second stage is exhibited 
pascimayam (l. 19), and the third in ttrayam and yac (I. ie 
Semler stages may be traced in grant C in the words Kasy 
17) 
figured by me as the secon™. 
ue appears that as regards both m and y there is no gt 
in auPicion in this grant. He adds— The bipartite ya looks 
Side by side with sa, ja and ha (when it occurs alone) ? 
