86 Historical and Grammatical Works in Tibet. 
A Stitra of roots in the Kaldpa and in the Chandrapa, by 
** Gang-vahi-zla-va ’’ (S. Piéirnna Chandra). 
5 (ti) and other terminations of actions, &c., explained by 
dGah-vahi-grags-pa. 
ollection of words having the same sound but different 
signification. H,jam-Dvyangs (S. Maniu-ghosha) byékaranahi- 
r,tsta-va, by SADHU-KIRTTI. 
A commentary on Paninis grammar, by Rama CHANDRA. 
eee (the roots Sitra, of Panini), by Pandita 
hjigs-med-e ,dé 
On the above enumerated Indian grammatical works, there 
are some commentaries made by the Tibetans. As; by ‘ * Bu- 
ston-rin-ch’hen- grub’’ and ‘*‘ Zhalu-lo-tsa-va ch’ hos-sk’ yong- 
bzang-po. 
There are, likewise, in Tibet, several works teaching how to 
read the Sanskrit text, especially the mantras. The most com- 
mon are ose (both the text and the eines Gad on) written 
by ‘‘Sancua Surt’’ at Snar-thang. But there are others also, 
made by CTR SES by Kunux’as, by Dps’-Le’es, and by 
SITUpA. 
The most ancient grammatical work extant for the Tibetan 
language is that made by ‘‘ Sampora ”’ in the seventh po 
Its Tibetan name is: ‘‘ Lung-du-ston-pa-sum-ch fe 
‘ r,Tags-kyi-P jug-pa’’ or grammatical S eeanction in preees 
slkas, and the adding of the characteristic letters (for the forma- 
tion of a several cases of nouns, &c.). 
these treatises are very short, making not more than 
ea or oat small leaves. They give little information, and are 
interesting only on account of the grammatical terms. But there 
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che ‘© Sum-Stchu-pa.’’) Bic lahieoh’ Hees, Rab-hbyans | pa 
jam-gral, K’ hacragsprul-sh Drung-yig-hjam-Dvyangs, pat 
have written answers to some proposed questions respec 
ing grammar). Pan-ch’hen-dkon-Mch’ hog-ch,hos-grags. i 
wrote in the seventeenth century under this title ; ‘‘ Légs-Bs shad 
snang byed-norbu ’’ on sixty four leaves.) 
Iv, or Lpom-Bu-pa of Derghé in Kham-yul, wrote in the 
last oniiae: on eighty-six leaves. The title of his grammar is: 
