136 



A Sujyplement to the Six Re2)oris 



[No. 33, 



Note.— The MS. is entered in Des. Cat., Vol. 1, p. IGl, Art. 39, with 

 the title written down, as I apprehend, from the pronunciation of a fo- 

 reigner. 



53. Jaina-pustaca Zapetah, a Catalogue of Jaina books, No. 170, CM. 

 1062. 



Of this catalogue an injured copy was before met with, in the ma- 

 nuscript-books. This is more full, and in better condition. The names 

 of Sanscrit books are given in Gratifha characters; and those of Tamil 

 books, in Tamil letters. The catalogue is not extensive, the whole being 

 contained in eighteen narrow palm leaves, not all full. The document is 

 in good condition. It is entered in the Des. Cat, Vol. 1, p. 162, Art. 42. 



54. Jai7ia Caumudi Cadhai, No. 163, C. M. 1077. 



This book opens with a reference to Srenica, a king of Mdgadha, whose 

 town resembled Alacajouri (the Capital of Cuvera,) Srenica went to Gau- 

 tama Biiddhafov instruction in the doctrines of the Jaina credence. And 

 Gautama is then stated to have detailed a series of tales received from 

 Uditodaya, a king of the Northern Math\ira, narrated to his minister,, 

 which were first related by Arhadasaio his wives, eight in number, their 

 names being given. Each of the tales was told during one night. The 

 subjects were calculated to illustrate the dogmas of the Jaina credence ; 

 and each tale made one of them a convert to that system, with the excep- 

 tion of one, who remained sceptical to the last. The tales are in the Ori- 

 ental taste, as to kings, their ministers, &c. &c. The object is to inculcate 

 moral truths ; which, simple and unadorned, might be deemed tedious : 

 but partaking more of the nature of fable than of plain narrative. 



Note. — The book is complete, and only very slightly injured by insects. 

 It does not bear the marks of classification, but I perceive, from the sub- 

 ject, that it is entered in Des. Cat., Vol. 1, p. 156, Art. 17, as MS. under 

 the title of Samyaktwa caumudi, the title of a Canarese manuscript. 



55. Kilayur-isvara-Timtianiuli-tinicovalur sila sassanancal, ov m- 

 Rcriptions on stone in a fane at Tirunamali. No. 15, C. M. 967. 



This book disappointed expectation. On examination it has proved to 

 be a mass of unintelligible matters. There are a few Tamil verses, the 

 ■writing intermingled with Grantha characters. Some incoherent copyings 

 in the same character. It seems quite clear, that the inscriptions copied 

 were not coherently legible ; as is often the case. Hence the copiers seem 

 to have transcribed as well as could be done. The result is as above 

 indicated. The leaves of the book are not of uniform size : and several 

 of them are considerably injured by insects. The whole seems to be of 

 no value. 



56. Tiru Virinjai-pillai Tamil.^o. 191, C. M. 136. 



The Pillai Tamil, is one of the classes of Tamil composition; and pro- 

 fessedly describes the state of childhood, from the earliest infancy, with 

 the actions and employments then usual. 



