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Notice regarding the names used 



[No. 32, 



large volume called the Jataca Parijatam, or Rose of Astrolosjy, 

 (vol. No. 2330 in the Catalogue.) It is -written in the Malayalam 

 character. 



It begins ^vith a short hymn addressed to the Trimurti ; then to 

 the sun, the moon, the planets, and genii. Then follow the twelve 

 signs of the Zodiac, by the well known Sanscrit names. 



Mesham, i. e. Ram. 

 Yrishabham, i. e. Bull. 

 Mithuiiam, i. e. Twins. 

 Karcatacain, Crab. 

 Simham, Lion. 

 Kanya, Virgin. 



Tula, the Scales. 

 Vriscliicam, Scorpion. 

 Dhanas, the Bow." 

 Macaram, Sea goat. 

 Cumbha, Vessel. 

 MTnu, Fishes. 



" But, (says the author) the following names are given to these 

 signs." 



(Here follows the stanza quoted by Mr. Whish:) it is in the 

 Arya metre, resembhng that used by Horace 



Miserarum est neque amori, &c. 

 The words are thus spelt : according to Wilkins's system. 

 Kriya tauru jutuma kulTra 

 Leya Parthona Jiika, korp akhyah 

 'Tauxica, Akokero. 

 Hridrog Aschsthasih cramasah. 

 The same stanza appears in the Vrihajjatacam (written in the Gran- 

 dhara character, ms. No. 2026) page 6. It runs thus: 

 Kriya tavuru jittuma kulira 

 Leya Parthona jnaka k5pp yarkhyah 

 Tauxica Akokero. 

 Hridrog asch-antyabham chettham. 

 A third manuscript, in the Telugu character, (vol. 558,) of the 

 Vrihat jatacam, by Bhattotpala, in page 6 exhibits the stanza thus: 

 Kriya tavuru jitumo kulira 

 Leya, Pardhona, jiika kaurp' akhyah 

 Tauxica akokerS 



Hridrogasch' antyabham ched dhara. 



On comparing the various readings of these three manuscripts, 

 with those printed by Mr. Whish and Mr. Muir, and with the 

 Greek names, the following is the result. 



Krios, (the Ram) is written in all Kriya. 



Taurus, the Bull : Tavuru, Taburi, Tauru. 



Didymus, the Twins ; Juthuma, Jituma, jutuma, jittuma. 



