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THE MODERN LITERARY HISTORY OF HINDUSTAN. 
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(4) The Chhappai Ramayan .—In the chhappai metre. I have only 
seen one incorrect and unintelligible manuscript of this work, from 
which an edition of the same character has been printed. 
(5) Sat Sal (Rag.).—A collection ( Sapta Gatika) of seven hundred 
emblematic dohas. 
(6) The Pahch Ratan (Rag.), or five jewels.—A set of five short 
poems, usually grouped together. They are (a) the Janakl Mapgal, 
(b) the Parbatl Map gal, (c) the Bairagya Sandlpinl, (d) Ram Laid 
bar Nah’chhu, (e) the Bar’we Ramayan (Rag.). The first two of these 
are songs celebrating the marriages of Slta and Gaurl respectively; 
the third is a didactic treatise; the fourth is a song in honour of the 
Nah'chhu or ceremonial nail-paring of Ram at his wedding; and the 
fifth, a short history of Ram in the Bar’wai metre. 
(7) The Sri Ram Agya, also called the Ram Sagunaba/l. —A 
collection of seven books of seven chapters, each of seven dohas to 
each chapter. It is a collection of omens connected with the life 
of Ram. I suspect it is spurious, and partly made up of extracts 
from the poet’s other works. I have met with one very inferior 
commentary upon it. 
(8) The Sapkat Mochan . —A short didactic work. I have only 
seen it in one vilely-printed edition. 
(9) The Binay Pattnka (Rag.).—A collection of 279 hymns to 
Ram: much admired, and deservedly so. It has often been printed, 
and has a very fair commentary by Sib Par’kas (No. 643). 
(10) The Hanuman Bdhuk (Rag.).—A collection of sonnets in 
honour of Hanuman , who according to tradition gave him a vision of 
Ram and Lachhman. 
In addition to these the Sib Sipgh Saroj mentions the following:— 
(11) Ram Sal aka (Rag.). 
(12) The Kundaliya Ramayan. 
(13) The Kar’ka Ramayan. 
(14) The Rold Ramayan. 
(15) The Jhul’na Ramayan , none of which I have seen. The 
last four are named after the metres in which they are written. 
(16) A Krishnaball (Rag.) in the Braj dialect is also printed and 
sold in the bazars. It deals with the life of Krish’n, and I do not 
believe that it is by the Tul’sl Das whom we are now considering. 
Many of these have been printed, always most incorrectly, and some 
with commentaries. One of the most highly esteemed commentaries on 
the Ram-Charit-Manas is that of Ram Char an Das. The best on the 
