6 P.eport on the Mackenzie Manuscripts. [July 



No. 57, is also complete, and the appearance of the palm-leaves is 

 more recent ; a little perforated here and. there by insects, hut not so as 

 to injure the sense. The hand-writing is not modern ; neither is it so 

 rude, and antique as that of the other book. 



Note.— They are entered in Des. Catal. vol. 1. p. 319 art. vi. 



A third palm-leaf copy was briefly adverted to in my 3d Report ; at 

 which time I had not the advantage (now possessed), of having all the 

 not-examined palm-leaf Telugu manuscripts in my possession. 



5. Chandrangadacharitra 11 the story of Cliandrangada^ No. 29 — 

 Countermark 352. 



This manuscript wants thirty four palm-leaves at the beginning; 

 thenceforward it is complete to the end : the palm-leaves are old, worn, 

 and a little perforated by insects, at the end. The hand-writing is large, 

 bold, and modern. 



The above title written on the label both in English and Telugu, is 

 erroneous. The contents are only a fragment of the Sri-rangha-mahat- 

 mya in Telugu, in the kind of versification called Dvi-pada. The subject 

 of that legend is the bringing of the image to Srirangliam, an islet of 

 the Caveri, by Vibusliana. An abstract of the legend was given in my 

 2d Report, from the Tamil copy. It maybe consulted. 



Note.— This MS. is entered in Des. Cat. vol. 1. p. 321, apparently 

 as a duplicate copy of the following MS. from which it differs wholly, 

 in subject, and in kind of versification. 



6. Chandrangada-charitra, No. 28 — Countermark 353. 



This is a poetical love story, ending in a marriage, and is a work of in- 

 vention ; at the same an effort of poetical talent, by Fenc atavati- 

 raja, at first a soldier, and afterwards one of the poets of Crishna-rager' s 

 court. To abstract such a story is not required. It is divided into six dsvd- 

 samus, or chapters, and is written in the Padya-cdvyamu kind of versifi- 

 cation, in recondite language, employing classical expressions, from the 

 best works ; and being redundant in words from the Sanscrit. The copy is 

 on palm-leaves, not very old ; yet variously perforated by insects, at 



