1S38.] 



Eeport, on the Mackenzie Manuscripts, 



51 



son of the two, facts may be selected which could not be received on 

 the evidence of either one of the parties. 



Professor Wilson's notice of this book (Des. Cat. vol. 1, p. 152), is as 

 follows 



" VI.— Chaturvinsati Parana. 

 *' Tamul language and character. Palm leaves. 



An account of various sovereigns, peculiar to the legendary history 

 of the Jainas, who flourished contemporaneously with the twenty-four 

 Jainas as Vidyddhara, Mahdbala, Vajrabahii^ Vajragarhha, Nahhiy 

 Vrishah'ha, Bkavata, Anukampann, Sripala, Samudravijai^a, SrishenUj 

 8zQ. In three books, by Ftrasoma Suri" 



The statement of this book being in the Tamil language and charac- 

 ter, must have been an oversight of Professor Wilson's assistants. It 

 is a Pracrit (or unpolished Sanscrit) work, of the kind sometimes deno- 

 minated (by natives of other provinces than the Tamil district) the 

 Tamil Grant'ha ; the term granCha not then denoting merely a bookt 

 but a Pracrit work, both in letters and language. 



CONCLUSION. 



In this report I have not included all the works that have been the 

 subject of examination, collation and restoration, during the brief 

 period of two months to which it refers ; but only so many as would 

 suffice to form a primary volume of restored documents : of which 

 moreover I could get the abstracts written over, from my rough notes, 

 in sufficient time ; and the preparation of an abstract forms to me not 

 the least laborious part of the duty. Such MSS. as for the present lie 

 overj I purpose to include within a following statement. 



