100 Analysis of Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



[No. 37, 



t j, and of Pratapa-Rudra of Warankal ; together with an account of 

 wars between the kings of Anagundi and Warankal with the Mahome- 

 dans. The latter portion of the work is thrown into the form of a pro- 

 phecy ; and an enigmatical style has been adopted. 



There is added to the book a fragment relating to Chenna-Basava ; 

 and his assassination of Bijala-raya, which he is said to have accom- 

 plished by supernatural assistance. 



Note. — The Book is in moderately good preservation. An entry of 

 three copies appears in Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. 29, art. 28, being pro- 

 bably this one, and the two sections above specified, 



Manuscript Book, No. 48, C. M. 588-472. 

 Section 1. Narrasinha Sahasranama. 



A thousand names of Vishnu are designated by this title ; but they 

 are not found ; and the other contents are not of a Vaishnava kind. 

 Section 2. Sapia Sati, or Chanda-pat. 



This is otherwise Devi-Mahatmyam, and contains a narrative of the 

 war of Durga against the asuras. A popular portion of a Pntana. 

 The book is in very good preservation. 



The first article is entered in Des. Catal. vol. 2, p. 60, but I do not 

 find the other mentioned. 



Chenna-Basava's farewell. No. 11. 



This small book to which I have given the above distinctive title 

 (there being only the mark No. 11 on the outside) contains an account 

 of Chenna-Basava's taking leave of his associates and followers ; with a 

 prophetic notice of what was to follow, after his departure down to the 

 time of the Mahomedan power. There is great similarity to predic- 

 tions, otherwise ascribed to Allama-Prabhu ; and, with the sole excep- 

 tion of the conspiracy against Bijjala-rayer king of Calyana, there is 

 little of any consequence. 



The document is in very good preservation, 



General Note — \9th March, 1850. 



At this point my analysis of the Mackenzie Manuscripts ceased; 

 leaving (with the exception of statistical documents already ad- 

 verted to) only Canarese documents unfinished. In this particular 

 branch of the inquiry I laboured under peculiar difficulties. I had 

 stipulated for special help in it, at the proper period ; but on calling 



