1844.]* Sixth Report on Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



65 



afterwards to various matters pertaining to more ordinary 

 life. It is a very popular work ; found in almost every hous'e, 

 and a common school-book. A specimen of the opening con- 

 tents translated, was published by me in the Appendix to Vol. 

 2 of Or. Hist : MMS. As a work on manners, and morals, 

 the whole would merit translation. It is composed in the 

 kind of stanza termed Viruttam ; and, as far as I can ascer- 

 tain, by one named Virwnatacharya ; though it bears the 

 name of Manavala-lSarayana ; from a merchant of that name 

 having been the poet's patron.* 



n. 



Ter-urnta purunam . . 



.No. 



15 C. 



M. 23. 



13. 



Ter-urnta vachacam. . 



• }> 



108 . 



113. 



14. 







109 . 



... 115. 



15. 







110 . 



... 114. 



16. 







Ill . 



... 111. 



17. 



Ibid 





112 . 



. .. 112. 



The books though in different kinds of composition, and of 

 varying sizes, yet all relate to one common subject ; which is, 

 the incident said to have occurred at Tiruvdrur, when the son 

 of a CAo/a-king, proceeding in his car to view a public pro- 

 cession, at a festival, ran over, and killed an illusive, or sym- 

 bolical, calf ; which said calf was composed of Sim, *and an 

 aggregate of various other celestials. The whole legend is 

 given, at some length, in my second report. C. Telugu : MS. 

 Book No. 33, Sect. 1 . "With that statement the books above 

 specified, harmonize in every important point ; and it is not 

 needful, by consequence, to repeat an abstract of the subject. 



The following notes relate to the condition of the respec- 

 tive books. No. 15 is wholly in verse, of the Viruttam spe- 

 cies ; containing 103 palm leaves, and 163 stanzas. It is com- 

 plete; and though slightly touched by insects, yet may be 



*Both Manuscripts are entered in the Des. catal. vol.1, p. 226, Art. xliv. but incorrect- 

 ly, both as to subject, and author. 



