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8. Pandit Satyavrata Sama^rami has brought out three fasciculi of 

 his edition of the Nirukta, the well known glossarial explanation of 

 obscure Vedic terms, together with extracts from various commentaries, 



9. One fasciculus has been published of Hemadri's ChatuevargaChin- 

 TAMAT^i by the joint-editors, Pandits Yogesvara Smritiratna and Kamakhya- 

 natha Tarkaratna. This commences the fifth part of the work, the 

 Parisesha Khanda ; it is, however, the third volume of the Society's series, 

 manuscripts for two parts being wanting. 



Among the works which were announced in the Annual Report of 

 last year to be in course of preparation (see Proceedings 1880, p. 29), are 

 the following, portions of which have been published : — 



10. The Vishnu Smriti, by Professor Jolly of Wiirzburg, contain- 

 ing the text with extracts from various commentaries. The whole work 

 has been already completed in two fasciculi. 



11. The Apastamba S'rauta Sutra, a very rare and important work 

 connected with the Black Yajur Veda, edited by Professor R. Garbe of 

 Konigsberg, together with the Commentary of Rudradatta. Two fasciculi 

 of this work have been issued. 



12. The Yoga Sutra of Patau jali, of which the first fasciculus has 

 been published by Dr. Rajendralala Mitra. The text is accompanied by 

 the commentary of Bhoja Raja and an English translation of both the 

 text and commentary ; also by an English commentary compiled by the 

 editor himself, including short extracts from the commentaries of Vyasa 

 Vijiiana Bhikshu and Vachaspati Misra. 



13. The same editor has issued the first fasciculus of his English 

 translation of the Lalita-Vistara, one of the most ancient and important 

 works on the earlier portion of the life of Buddha. 



Continuations of the following works are being prepared : — 



1. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri by Abii 'Umar-i-Usman, translated by Major 

 H. G. Raverty. One more fasciculus will complete this valuable work. 



2. The Prakrita Lakshana by Chanda, a Grammar of the Ancient 

 Prakrit, edited by Dr. A. F. Rudolf Hoernle. The second fasciculus, 

 containing translation and notes, is nearly ready. 



3. The Prithiraj Rasau, by Chand Bardai ; text and translation, by 

 Dr. A. F. Rudolf Hoernle. 



4. The Katantra, with the Commentary of Durga Simha, edited 

 with notes and indexes, by Dr. Julius Eggeliug. One fasciculus with the 

 introduction remains. 



The following works are in course of preparation : 



5. The Brihaddetata, a ve?y interesting metrical work of Saunaka 

 on the deities invoked in the hymns of the Rig Veda, edited by Dr. Rajen- 

 dralala Mitra. 



