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Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts* 



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E: -SANSCRIT. 



Palm-Ieaf, book No. IJ.^Grant'ha character. 



Copy of an inscription, on copper, of Sada-Siva Maha-rayer, 



Recapitulation of the lunar race, down to Yoyti ; of whose line 

 Isvara-rayen was born. iVarasa-rayen ; Timnnji-Narasimma-rayen; 

 Vira-Narasinima-rayer \ Crishva-rayer ; Achyula-rayer ; the two latter 

 were half brothers, sons of Fira-Naraaiutma-royer^ by different 

 mothers : (here some letters are lost, or left out, so that 

 there is no intelligible meaning) Sadasiva rayen. In his time the in- 

 scription was recorded Sal. Sac. 147^^ in »be iVala year in Margara 

 month, on Sunday, a new moon day, and eclipse. At whicti time, pe- 

 culiarly adapted to religious donations, certain lands and numerous vil- 

 lages were given by the Bayer, being then in the shrine of Vilalesvara 

 svami on the banks of the Timgubhadra river, to R amanujdcharya at 

 Sri Perambur, the different villages and lands being in the neighbour- 

 hood of that place. The usual i/oca at the close is not given j a leaf 

 perhaps being wanting. 



Note. — It is doubtful whether the donation w^as to Ramanuja in his 

 life time, or to a shrine first established by him ; the latter, from dates* 

 and attendant circumstances, seems to be most probable. 



Conclusion. 



My report for the three months inclusive from the beginning of Octo- 

 ber to the end of December 1837, here finishes. It may perhaps ap- 

 pear that the abstracts herein given offer results of considerable :m- 

 portance. It is however superfluous to add any further observations 

 to those already made, at each step of the investigation. 



Madras, December 31, 1837. 



