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Another grammatical work,byZLA-vA-GRAGS-PA. (S. Chandra kirtti.) 



A commentary on the Chandrapd by Pandita Ratna Mali, in 

 twelve thousand slokas. 



A commentary on the former by Pandita Purna Chandra, in 

 thirty thousand slokas. 



Dvyings-mdohi-hgrel-pa, a commentary on the verbal roots, by 

 " Byins-kyi-Dpung-gryen." 



Ting-mthahi-bshad-pa : explication of the " ting" termination. 



The milch-cow of desire. 



The eight compositions. 



The Knldpci in fifteen chapters, by Dvang-phyug-go-ch'ha. 



Sde-spyod byd-karana, in five hundred slokas, a commentary on the 

 Kaldpa, by brahman Ugra Bhu'ti. 



The " Si" &c. &c. of the Kaldpa, explained by /Zjam-c?pal- 

 grags-pa (S. Manjukirtti). 



A grammatical work, introductory to every speech or language. 



A commentary on the same, by a teacher : Subhasha kirtti. 



A commentary on the twenty prepositive particles, by 7)vang-po- 

 byin (S. Indradatta.J 



T)yangs-chan-bydf<arana (of SaraswatiJ in thirty-one chapters. 



Six great commentaries of the former, and several smaller ones. 



Tgjb(un) and other terminations explained in a Sutra, by Dur-Sing. 



A Sutra on the ^jb(un) termination, by " Chandra" — with a com- 

 mentary by the author himself. 



A Sutra of roots in the Kuh'ipa and in the Chandrapa^ by " Gang- 

 Vd\\\-zla-va" (S. Purnna Chandra), 



tJ (ti) and other terminations of actions, &c. explained by c?Gah- 

 vahi-grags-pa. 



Collection of words having the same sound but different significa- 

 tion. H,jam-Dvyangs (S. Manju-ghoshaJ bydkaranahi-r,tsta-va y by 

 Sadhu-kirtti. 



A commentary on Panini's grammar, by Rama Chandra. 



Panini-byings-mdo (the roots Sutra, of Panini), by Pandita ^jigs- 

 med-e,de. 



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-6zang-po." 



There are, likewise, in Tibet, several works teaching how to read the 

 Sanskrit text, especially the mantras. The most common are those 

 (both the text and the commentary on) written by " Sangha Skri" 

 at Snar-thang. But there are others also, made by Tarana'tha, by 

 Kunle'gs, by Dde'-le'gs, and by Situpa. 

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