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Analysis of Mackenzie Manuscripts. [No. 87, 



Manuscript Book, No. 4, C. M. 888. 



Section 1. Account of Rama Raja, and his contests with the Maho- 

 medans. 



This section contains somewhat full details of Rama-raja 's negociations, 

 and battles, with the neighbouring Mahomedan rulers. A pompous, and 

 very exaggerated statement is given of the splendor of his throne, and the 

 number of his obsequious attendants ; including the kings of all the fifty- 

 six countries of Hindu geography. A list of his army is also given. The 

 attacks of the Mahomedan chiefs separately were foiled; but a grand con- 

 federation against him of five Shahs, at length overthrew him, and con- 

 quered the kingdom. The date of S. S. 1486 (A. D. 1564) is given, and 

 it corresponds with that of the battle of Talicota, which ended the power 

 of the Vijayanagaram kingdom. 



Note. — This document will continue legible for some years. The paper 

 is undamaged; but the ink is not throughout equally good. 



Section 2. Account of the Banijagura, or traders of Banivasi, in the 

 Sunda district. 



The few details which relate to this class of Lingadliaris, and mer- 

 chants, chiefly notice the protection, or otherwise, received by them from 

 the Rayer Sada-Siva, downwards to the times of Tippu Sultan, and the 

 English ; and the whole, in any general point of view, is unimportant. 

 A brief mention of weights, measures, and commodities, is appended. 



Manuscript Book, No. 9, C. M. 9. 



Chenna-Basava-puranam ; account of the secondary founder of the 

 Vira Saivas. 



A devotee had presented some offerings of food to a Jangama ascetic, 

 or shrine, a particle of which was seized by an ant and was being carried 

 away; which the elder Basava perceiving, gave to the ant a little sugar, 

 and took away the prize, which the ant had acquired. He carried it 

 home, and directed his unmarried elder sister, named Nagamma, famili- 

 arly termed Acca-nagamba (or sister snake) to take great care of it, and 

 not to allow it to fall to the ground. She took the liberty to eat it; and, 

 in consequence of doing so, as it was part of an offering, she became 

 enciente. 



Basava was minister of state to Bijala-rayen, who formed his own opi- 

 nion on the subject of Accamma's situation. In consequence of his ques- 

 tioning Basava on the subject, the latter brought his sister to the Court ; 

 and she, being concealed behind a veil, was interrogated by the king 

 (himself a Jaina) on the subject; when the child from the womb answer- 



