184T.] 



on Machenzie Manucsripts. 



in 



mediately there is reference to the formation of an AgraMram at Guru- 

 pacam, the details of which are promised, but are not given as the docu- 

 ment there abruptly ends. 



Another following document has not the first leaf. Probably it only 

 contained the invocation. The second begins with the Kreta -yiigam, or 

 earliest age, and goes on with the other yugas briefly mentioned. Then 

 from Janamejaya^ downwards to Sdlivahaiia, a few names are given. 

 Subsequently to Salivdhana several names are loosely stated of kings who 

 ruled in different places, and at distant times ; here put together, as if 

 they followed each other ; at least without any note of indication to the 

 contrary. The story of the birth of Adondai appears to have been given, 

 but a leaf or two is lost ; and the loss is of no consequence. There is a 

 list of kings strangely transposed in order ; and, being on the same palm 

 leaf, it cannot ai'ise from confusion of the leaves. 



The narrative of Adondai's clearing the Tonda-mandalam^ his war with 

 the Curumba rdja^ and defeat, his having a celestial vision, followed by 

 the occurrence of a predicted omen, and this by a complete victory, occurs 

 as heretofore abstracted, from other documents. There is however no 

 complete finish at the end. 



Remark. — The confusion discovered to exist in this manuscript, ap- 

 parently must rise from w^anting many leaves either not copied by the 

 writer ; or, if copied, afterwards taken away. The book is evidently one 

 and homogeneous ; not composed of fragments of various books. Conse- 

 quently, it must be passed as it is, and should the deficient leaves be at 

 any time met with, they may be put into order. I rather apprehend that 

 they will be found entirely wanting : except as regards the integrity of 

 the collection the loss is of no consequence ; since we have all the infor- 

 mation elsewhere. 



" Note. The manuscript is entered in Des. Cat., Vol. 1, p. Art. 



10. Beidla Cadhai. No. 209, C. M. 153. This copy contains the twen- 

 ty-five tales of Vicramaditya's familiar demon, recited in verse of the 

 species termed viruttam, and the series is complete. Any minute ab- 

 stract of course, is here superfluous. The manuscript is rather old ; but 

 notwithstanding in extremely good preservation. It is entered in Des. 

 Cat., Vol. 1, p. Art 



11. Yogaphalan^ or results from astrological names of the lunar man- 

 sions No. 71, C. M. 232. This manuscript is defective \ wanting from the 

 304th to the 318th palm leaf. The remainder is complete, and in good 

 preservation. A single leaf not belonging to the book is appended : it 

 pertains to some work on hymnology, the title not discoverable, by this 

 one leaf. The astronomical yoga is a twenty-seventh part of the Zodiacal 

 circle of 360^^, but the astrological yoga corresponds with the lunar aster- 

 isms, 28 in number ; the efiects of which are considered, taken in connec- 



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