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belonging to the Society which bears an autograph of Shah Jehan 

 and there are several codices available for collation. As a continuation 

 j.0 it, Mauluvis Khadam Hosaim and Abdul Hai have undertaken an 

 edition of the history of A'lamgir (Alamgirnameh) by Mohammed Kazim, 

 of which nine fasciculi have already been issued. Both the works 

 are being printed under the able superintendence of Major Lees. 



The Philological Committee have collected ample materials, and 

 have made arrangements for the publication of a new and revised edition 

 of the Ayin Akbary. Mr. Blochmann, who has undertaken to edit the 

 work, has already made considerable progress in the task of collation, 

 and the work will be sent to press immediately. The G-overnment of 

 India has been pleased to sanction a special grant of Us. 5,000 for 

 the publication of this work. 



Pandit Ramnarayana Vidyaratna has completed his edition of the 

 Srauta Sutra of A'swalayana with a commentary, and is now engaged 

 in an edition of the Grikya Sutras of the same author. The work 

 contains rules for the performance of domestic ceremonies according 

 to the ritual of the White Yajur Yeda. 



Of the aphorisms of the Mimansa, Pandit Maheschandra Nyaya- 

 ratna has published two fasciculi ; and of the Taittiriya Aranyaha of 

 the Black Yajur Yeda, Babu Bajendralala Mitra has brought out two 

 numbers. The last named gentleman was for some time engaged in 

 collecting materials for an edition of the Yoga aphorisms of Patanjali, 

 and has lately been able to send the work to press. It was originally 

 intended that it should include the commentary of Yyasa, but that 

 work having been already taken up by Mr. Cowell, for the Sanskrit 

 Text Society of London, the Babu has limited his plan to the text of 

 Patanjali with the gloss of Bhoja Deva and an English translation. 

 This work will complete the Society's edition of the six Darsanas or 

 text books of the leading philosophical schools of India. 



In the Old Series, Mr. Cowell has completed the second volume of 

 the Black Yajur Sanhita, and a fasciculus of the third volume has 

 been brought out by Pandita Ramnarayana Yidyaratna, to whom the 

 work has now been made over. Of the Brahmana of that Yeda, Babu 

 Rajendralala Mitra has brought out two fasciculi. It is expected 

 that he will be able to complete the work in the course of the current 

 year. Babu Pramadadasa Mitra has issued one fasciculus of his trausla- 



