130 G. A. Grierson — A specimen of Padumawati. [No. 2, 
For the purposes of these specimens, I have used the following 
MSS.:— 
A. MSS. in Persian character (marked collectively as P). 
(1) India Office Library, Pers. Cat. 1018. Dated 1107 Hij. 
= 1695 A. D. (Ia). 
(2) Ditto No. 1975. Vowel marks freely used. Cor- 
rectly written. Dated 1109 Hij. =1697 A. D. (Ib). 
(3) Ditto No. 1819. Vowel points inserted in red ink 
by a later hand. Dated 1114 Hij. =1702 A. D. (Ic). 
(4) India Office Library, Urdu Catalogue, No. 3130. Few 
vowel points. In two different handwritings. No date, 
(Id). 
All these Persian MSS. are very fairly correct. I have taken Ib. 
as the basis throughout. 
B. MSS. in the Deva Nagari character (marked collectively as N). 
(1) India Office Library, Sanskrit Catalogue, No. 2471. A 
magnificent copy, profusely illustrated. Written by 
Thana Kayath of Mirzapur. No date. Spelling highly 
Sanskritized (Is). 
I must here express my thanks to Dr. Rost, and the authorities of 
the India Office Library, for the loan of the above MSS. 
(2) A well written copy kindly lent me by Kaviraj Syamal 
Das, belonging to the library of the Maharaj of Udai- 
pur. Spelling not so Sanskritized. Dated Sambat 
1895=1838 A. D. (U). 
C. MS. in the Kaitlil character. 
(1) A clearly written copy. With very irregular spelling : and 
many important variations in the readings. Written 
in Sambat 1812 = 1755 A. D. (K). 
In editing the text I have adopted the following principles as 
regards spelling. Prakrit words are spelt as in the Persian copies. 
When the Persian copies give vowels, those vowels are adopted. When 
no vowels are given, I have used my judgment in adopting the vowels 
given in the Devanagarl and Kaitlil copies. 
On the other hand, for precisely similar reasons, I have generally 
adopted the spelling of Arabic and Persian words which is best vouched 
for by the Devanagarl and Kaithi copies. Such words are phonetically 
spelt in that alphabet. 
U and K uniformly write as JJ. I have not followed them in 
this. When U, as it frequently does, gives a short u as the final vowel 
of a Prakrit substantive, I have generally adopted it, unless the use of 
the vowel is contradicted by the Persian copies. 
