1847.] 



Addendum, 



51 



have been various readings. In some cases the diffeiences may have 

 been conjectural emendations by Mr, Dowson. 



A few further comparative annotations appear to be called for, by 

 the nature of the subject under notice. 



As regards the boundaries of the Ckera kingdom, there is the 

 great fact assumed, that the Manuscript treats of the ancient Chera 

 kingdom. It uniformly points to the Congu-desa. Mr. Elliot once 

 told me that in northern inscriptions he found that country mention- 

 ed. In the paper on Hindu inscriptions (M. J. L. and S., vol. 7, 

 p. 216,) in a note I meet with the terms Kanchi and Kangya-desam^ 

 which I conceive to be dialectic for JTawcAz-^^esam ; a part of the 

 Chola kingdom, or of our modern Carnatic. As regards the two 

 stanzas quoted from my work, I feel bound to express regret at 

 haste or negligence, on my part. By a little attention I think they 

 will agree with each other ; and with the prose extract also. In the 

 first I see there is a salutation omitted by me, 



1. To the north, the place (or fane) Pazhana-hail ! to the east 

 Cheng odu. 



2. To the west point, Kozhi-Tcudu will be. The sea shore of 



3. The margin, that will be the south : an eighty Kddams. 



4. The C^era-wac? boundary ; speaking, say thou. 



The other stanza. 



1. To the north the place Paz^awi-hail ! to the east the south Casi- 



2. The west point KoU-Tcudu will become. The sea shore of 



3. The margin, that will make the south. An eighty Kddams. 



4. The Chera-nad boundary ; speaking, say thou. 



Then the prose extract. 

 On the north Pazhatii, to the east the great town (or Peru)') on 

 the south the sea, on the west the great mountain, from east to west, 

 forty Kddams, from south to north, forty Kddams, making together 

 eighty Kadams. 



My hastily inserting Tri-chengodi, for Chengodu without pausing 

 to consider, or indeed knowing at the time, that there is another 

 Tri-chengodi near Salem, w^as faulty. I do not regard this last as 

 the locality naeant. To the correction given, page 11th, " P^adaku- 

 talam-pazhanif (i. e.) north the St'halam-pazhani. A Sfhalam is a 



* Literally "hot country." Col. Wilks has the same word Kangyaj evidently for Ccnc^u. 



