A Sujyplemeni to the Six Eeporis [No. SS^ 



Hindu Tartarus, seven in number, being shown them by Yama^s mes- 

 sengers; in which he received a minute detail of the punishment con- 

 sequent to different species of crime. He was also allowed to see the 

 happier division (or Elysium) of the same world, with the rewards allot- 

 ted to virtue. After acquiring this knowledge his soul returned, and 

 reanimated his body; when he employed himself in disseminating the 

 knowledge which he acquired ; continuing himself to be a votary of 

 Siva. A translation would possess interest. 



Note. — The MS. is complete ; and, though old, is uninjured. The 

 subject occurs with variations in other Hindu books. The resemblance 

 in the general subject to a part of Virgil's ^neid, is observable. An en- 

 try in Des. Cat, Vol. 1, p. 177, Art. 37. 



44. Nasi-hetu purdnam. No. 32, C. M. 53. 



This MS. is erroneously labelled. Its subject is similar to that of the 

 Telugu MS. entitled Capota-vacya. A pigeon seeing its mate taken by 

 a hunter in his snares, voluntarily surrendered its own life. The hunter 

 being pursued by a tiger, ascended a tree ; and was fed by a monkey ; 

 w^hich, when the tiger had retreated, he killed, and put in his bag. The 

 monkey was beatified. See notice of the Capota-vacya. This MS. is in 

 tolerably good order : but is incomplete. It is entered, as a duplicate of 

 the foregoing one, in Des. Cat., Vol, 1, p. 177, Art. 37. 



45. Njdna matiyulla ndtacam, No. 125, C. M. 130. 



This is perhaps erroneously labelled as a natacam or drama, its sub- 

 ject relates to Kondimahardja of Alii nagara who received lessons of di- 

 vine wisdom from his minister ; under the influence of which he had 

 his minister crowned ; while himself retired to the deserts to do penance. 



It is a complete production, and the versification is composed of dif- 

 ferent kinds of stanzas. It is most probably a grave lampoon ; intended, 

 it may be, to be indicated by the term Ndtaca. The MS. has sustained 

 some little damage from worms. It is not found in the Catalogue. 



46. Nal-varzi. The good way. No. 189, C. M. 237. 



This is a sort of moral poem of the uld species. It denies any other 

 differences in the human kind, than the ordinary one of the sexes. Those 

 who do good are of high caste, and those who do evil of low caste. To 

 maintain life by the labors of agriculture is an honorable employ. Eegret 

 ought to be felt on the death of any relative. The merit of the mystic 

 Namasivayi is enforced. 



This work, though very brief, is complete. 



A fragment of the Tiru-mular, a medical work, is added; and under 

 that title seemingly the MS. is entered in the Des. Cat., Vol. 1, p. 260, 

 Art. 10. 



47. Cumaresvara satacam, a poem, No. 180, C. M. 196. 



This is a composition of the measure termed virtdtam^ on Hindu ethics, 



