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and, the likeness being great, the king sent instructions* that the man 

 at the burning-ground should put the woman to death wish a sword. 

 Harischandra struck one blow, when flowers burst forth ; he was about 

 striking a second, when Bhagavan (or god) appeared ; praised his exem- 

 plary virtues ; and restored him to the possession of his former prosperity. 



Remark. — This work, of the Upa-jndna class, of course bears evident 

 marks of artificial structure ; and the source, whence it is taken, being 

 poetical it deals in the ornamental. The Telugu poem is Dvi-pada, or 

 in two-lined stanzas, by Yellana, brother of the distinguished poet 

 named Allasani Peddana, who was also entitled Gaura-mantri. 



Note. —Both MSS. are entered in the Des. Catal. vol. I. p. 326, art, 

 xxiv and xxv. 



As to condition No. 33 is in good order, though old ; but wanting 

 some leaves at the end. No. 34 is old, and considerably damaged, at 

 the edges ; it also wants four leaves at the beginning, and the 45th leaf 

 in the middle. 



16. Harischandra Nalopagn&nam, No. 32 — Countermark 369. 



This is a manuscript containing five chapters, with two leaves left 

 blank, towards the end of the first chapter ; the same having been defici- 

 ent in the one copied from. What remains is thenceforward complete, 

 and in tolerably good order, being only touched by insects, in one or two 

 places, without serious damage. It is an unusually beautiful, and 

 modern, hand-writing. 



It is a production of a peculiarly difficult kind ; being read one way 

 it contains the story of Harischandra, and in another sense it gives the 

 story of Nala.' There are according to the Des. Catalogue two other 

 copies on paper, hence the deficiency in this one is not of consequence. 



It is entered in Des. Catal. vol. 1. p. 326 art. xxiii. 



17- Dasaratha-raja-nandana-charitra, the narrative of king Dasara- 

 tha, No. 95 — Countermark 558. 



This manuscript is complete in four sections ; and remains in tole- 

 rably good preservation. It is a version in Telugu metre, of peculiar 

 difficulty, concerning the father of Rama-chandra, that is Dasaratha ; 

 his sacrifice ; of the services of Visvamitra ; the birth and early adventures 

 of Ram a, down to his marriage with Sita, the daughter of Janaca-jaya« 



