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raja. It is the production of Bassavapa-cavi, a Vaishnava and votary of 1 

 Roma, whose taste for poetry was formed by the early study of the San- | 

 scrit Ramayana ; a part of which he transfused into Telugu, in this pro- 'j 

 duction, which is held in high esteem, 

 Note.— It is emered in the Des. Catal. vol. I. p. 322 art. xvii. 



18. Cavi-carna-rasaya, No. 54— Countermark 376. 



This book, with the same title as No. 101, before adverted to, is by a 

 different author, and more varied in subject. Like that it is in the 

 Padua-cdvyam measure, and in five dsvdsas, or sections. The author's 

 name is Narasimha who was pratronized by a Chola king, but from the 

 MS. being defective in the place, where that circumstance is mentioned, 

 the king's name cannot be made out. The king is introduced as asking 

 questions, on various subjects, and the poet replies. Hence the subjects 

 of the five sections relate to the name and worship of God— the Vedanta- 

 system— the customs, rights, and privileges of the Brahmanical order — 

 the legend of the image and fane at Sri-rangham (near Trichinopoly) — 

 and the subject, in brief, of the Ramayanam. As being an epitome, on 

 these subjects, extracted from different books, the title is suitable; 

 intimating a poetical abridgment recited in the ear of another. 



N ote. — There is only one copy under this title entered in the Des^ 

 Catal. ; and from the No. of the label I apprehend this to be the copy, i 

 though the indication of contents in that entry agrees with the MS. No. | 

 101. This book had not come under my notice, when the other one was 



abstracted. 



This MS. is old; only slightly damaged by irfsects ; there is one leaf > 

 broken, and the half lost, in the middle ; and, at the beginning, the 

 tops of the leaves are broken off, through wear and usage ; so as some 

 times to destroy the connexion, and sense, of the versification. 



19. Camlhoja-raja-charitra, a tale of a king of Camboge, No. 87' 

 — Countermark 373. 



The foundation, or introductory matter, of this work is made to be the 

 pilgrimage of Mahudu, a king of Camboge, who was afflicted with le- 

 prosy ; and, who after relinquishing his kingdom to his son, visited dif- 

 ferent rivers and sacred pools, for the purpose of bathing therein ; but 

 without obtaining a cure. In consequence he directed his footsteps to- 



