1847.] 



on Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



151 



Section 9. Boundaries of the Chera^ Chola, Pandya^ and Tonda coun- 

 tries. 



A verse relative to each. This subject has often occurred. 



Section 10. Account of the origin of the fane of Kudimalur, in the 

 Caveri pakam district; and of ancient rulers. 



The formation of the building is ascribed originally to the Curum- 

 bars ; and some fluctuations of power, inclusive of the rule of one of the 

 Malta tribe, and of the Mahomedans, are stated. 



The paper has a measure of local historical value. 



Section 11. Account of the rulers of Candi in Ceylon. 



A reference to Ravana, and an inundation after his time, which de- 

 stroyed all his towns, &c. ; it is then stated that the Pandyan kings 

 formed a settlement on Ceylon. Next follows the ordinary legend of a 

 lion carrying off the king's daughter, and having offspring, afterwards 

 crowned king of Ceylon : the lion having been previously hunted, and 

 killed. The legend is accommodated to the name Singhala-desam^ (Sing- 

 ham being a lion) and the tale merely allegorical. It occurs in almost 

 ail printed accounts of Ceylon. 



Section 12. List oiJaina fanes and books received from the hierophant 

 at Chitamhur in the Jaghire. This is merely a list, quite meager, and 

 uninteresting. 



General Remark. — The paleness of the ink with which this book 

 was written pointed it out for restoration; the last section being excepted » 

 All the contents are traditionary ; but from them something may be gain- 

 ed. The paper on the town of Vamanatha-puram, or ancient Mailapur^ 

 is the most interesting. It contains the statement which a friend asked 

 me to look for, having heard it from Aijpavoo^ the servant of Col. Mac- 

 kenzie, who got together, the contents of this book. The statement in 

 question is that the Brahmans overcame the Jainas by superior skill in 

 astronomical calculations. It is given however with less of fact and cir- 

 cumstance, than I expected ; and is in part similar to a statement in other 

 books, that the Brahmans overcame the Jainas by magical arts and in- 

 cantations : Saiva documents w-ould rather seem to indicate the free use 

 of the secular arm. 



5. Manuscript book. No. 21, CM. 219. 



Section 1. Agastya Vyacaranam, a grammar by Agastya. 



This is a work on Tamil grammar with the name of Agastya 

 prefixed ; the genuiness of which I question. Agastya's work on gram- 

 mar is generally considered to be now lost. This production is di- 

 vided into four parts, 1. on letters, 2. on words, 3. on the union of words, 

 4. on government, or syntax. The fifth part, on prosody or versification 

 is wanting. 



The document breaks off abruptly^ and by consequence remains incom- 

 plete. 



