Report on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. 



[July 



Section 16. , Account of Rdni-raya-gata. 



The situation is about 12 coss westward of Chltra-durga (or Chittle- 

 droog) and was the site of a local chieftain's power. Some details of 

 his family, and their proceedings are given ; bat the paper is a fragment 

 of only four pages, and what is contained is only of moderate importance. 



Note. — The three papers from section 14 to 16 inclusive, are written 

 on strong Europe paper not damaged; with ink only a little faded. It 

 is my intention to attach these to a Canarese document, in like preserva- 

 tion, at the beginning of the book ; and then all the loose papers fol- 

 lowing will be of no further consequence; having been, with only one 

 slight exception, restored in a permanent form. 



Incident at Anagundi. 



A writing of two pages, on damaged and fragile paper, not noticed in 

 the table of contents prefixed to the book, was found prefixed to section 

 12. It contains the same narrative as that in MS. book, No. 9 Coun- 

 termark 375, sec. 2 (Vide 4th Report) but somewhat fuller, and as 

 bringing connected circumstances down to the period of a reference to 

 Madras. It has been re-copied , immediately after the document in sec- 

 tion 13. The Mahratti portion of this book has now been abstracted ; 

 and, for the greater part of it (as was urgently needed), permanently 

 restored. 



Manuscript book, No. 37 — Countermark 791. 



Ancient record of the Chacravertis and Yadava rajas. 



The contents of this book resemble those of MS, B. No. 45 (Vide 2d 

 Report). It is a distinct statement on the same subject ; that is chiefly 

 the Yadava line of princes. It should, I think, be also fully translated. 

 The volume is a thin quarto with very little written on each page. It 

 is well bound, and otherwise in perfect preservation. 



D.— SANSCRIT. 



Palm-leaf manuscripts. 



1 . Silpi-sastram No. 94 — Countermark 258, Grant' ha character. 



This is a treatise generally on every branch oj" the art termed SHpi- 

 sastram. It refers to the plans, and arrangement, of fanes for idol wor- 



