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54 ends with the commentary on II, 58. Up to f. 54 the leaves are numbered by Aksaras, then begins a new foliation (by figures) and a different handwriting with £ 55 where we find the commentary on III, 76 (last verse of Sarga 3). The LLI rd Sarga ends (f. 55):—iti SrI-KrsnaSisyasya Narayanasya krtau kumarasaipbhavavivarane trtlyas sa¬ rggah D Sarga IV ends f. 70b, Sarga V f. 110b, Sarga VI £ 132 b, Sarga YII £ 165. The eighth Sarga begins:—harih atha purvasarggopa- ksiptan devasya navavadhuvisayaip prathamanuraganantara- sambhutaip sambhogaip varnnayitum astamas sarggoyam arabhyate tatra Madhavenoktaip atrSstamas sarggo gaurl- saipbhogavarnnanatvad vacayituip Srotuin vyakhyatun ca na yuktam etacchilanan devataSapad ayusah ksayo bhavi- syati iti daksinavartte na punah asya prakaranasya 6iva- yos saipbhogavisayatvad rasabhavan vivicya vaktuip bi- bhemi tasmad anvayamatram atradhikriyate ity uktam Aru^acalanathena tu tad ubhayam api dusitam ayaip kila tasyabhiprayah parvatlparapiesvarayo6 sarlramatragraha- nam api lokanugraharttham eva yathoktaip bhagavato vi- ditam 1 2 vo yatha svarttha name (read nama?) kaScit pra- vrttayah iti i devya api 6ariragrahanadikaip. lokanugraha¬ rttham eva iti devlmahatmyadisu tatra tatra pratipaditam trividha hi loke janah mukta mumuksavas saktai ceti i . .. yena kenapi prakarena bhagavati manahpranidhanam eva 1 Head Krsnasisyasya, so all the other colophons. 2 bhagayata viditah pr. m. Digitized by LjOOQle 176 m£t muktikaranam ity uktam bhagavate i kamaip krodham bhayam sneham aikyam sauhrdam eva va nityam harau vidadhato yanti tanmayatam hi te iti mahakavir api ka- minan cittam parvatlparamesvarapadaravindavasaktam vi- dhatum evastamesmin sargge Vatsyayanasastranusarinlm padavim uraricakara i etc . Sarga VIII ends £ 196, and the MS. breaks off on f. 197 with the words:—nanu yadi bhavya maduktapraka- ratvam eva virupaksasyanuditam tarhi tatpraptimatra- phalat tapaso viramyatam ata aha i mama manah atra sthiram. 122 . Whish No. 119. Size: 15fxl|: in., (1) + 136 leaves, from 8 to 10 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: Kollam 962 = A. D. 1787. Character: Malayalam. The Namalihganusasana , by Amarasimha, or the Amarakosa , with a Malayalam gloss. It begins:—harih Srlganapataye namah avighnam astu srlgurubhyo namah mama gurave namah yasya jnana- dayasindhor agadhasyanagha gunah I etc .. . . svar avyayam svargganakah tridivah tridasalayah suraloko dyodivau dve striyau kllbe trivistapam n 6 ii syah i avyayam I svarggah i nakah I tridivah | tridasalayah i suralokah I ivadim pulim- gam II dyauh i okarantam i divauh i vakarantam i dveh I striyauh i kllbe trivistapam i ivanu II svarggattinnuperah u amara nirjjara devas, etc . Kanda I ends on f. 30, Kanda II on f. 96. Kanda III ends (f. 136): — sastyantaprakpadas sena- stheyan namalimganu^asanam n aksaram yat paribhrastam etc . . . . avedomam aham vande menadeyaya te namah asurat praninosyedam etat sarvam apalayam n . . . srlna- rayanaya namah Srlkrsnaya namah . . . Srlsuryadisarva- grahebhyo namah kollam tollayiratta arupattarantamata kannimasam, etc . (Date, scribe, and benedictions in Mala¬ yalam language.) Digitized by LjOOQle -3* 177 K- 123. Whish No. 121. Size: 13tX1t in., 107 leaves, generally 8 or 9 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: 18to or 19 th cent.? Character ; Malayalam. The Bharttrkavya i. e. Bhattikavya> with the Commentary called Jayamangala , Sargas I—III complete, beginning of Sarga IV, and V, 8—VI, 71. It begins:—hari Srlganapataye namah avighnam astu I irigurubhyo namah i pranipatya sakalavedinam atidustara- Bharttjkavyasalilanidheh jayamaipgaleti namna naukeva viracyate tlka i laksya(ip) lak§anan ca dvayam e(ka)tra vi- dusam pradarSayituip Srl-Svamisunuh kavir Bharttrnama ramakatha£rayam mahakavyan cakara, etc . F. 17 b:—iti Bharttrkavyatlkayan jayamaipgalayaip. pra- kirnnakande rSmasambhavo nama prathamas sarggah u Sarga II ends f. 40b, Sarga III f. 58b. After f. 60 there is a lacuna extending from IV, 11 to V, 8. Y, 106 ends f. 85b (f. 86 which should be the end of Sarga V seems to be misplaced). The MS. breaks off (in the Commentary on VI, 71) with the words: — sakhyasya tava sugrlvah karakah kapi- nandanah drutan dra§tasi maithilyas s[v]aivam uktvE tiro- bhavat i ito bulucav ity adina kptam adhikptyocyate trtyanam akrtyanam kydantarbhavepi bhavakarmaflo(h) brtya iti vi£esapratipadanartthaip prthagadhikaravacanaip. &8as tu krtah kartta. 124. Whish No. 122. Size: 16* X 2 in., 67 leaves, 9 or 10 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: End of 17to or beginning of 18 th cent.? 12 Digitized by CjOOQle 178 Character: Malayalam. The leaves are numbered by letters, as follows: ka = 1, ka = 2, ki=*3, kl = 4 . . . kau = 14, kam = 15, kah = 16, kha = 17 etc . Injuries: The MS. is much damaged, many leaves broken, and lines lost. ( 1 ) The Siddliantasekliara , by Sripati, in 20 AdhySLyas (ff. 1—40). It begins:—**** *** taye namah avighnam astu (i) yat- tejah pitrdhamni Sltamahasah pathoyame mandate saip- krantam kumudakarasya kurute kantiip vikasadhuyaiji x (i) cancaccancuputai[h]6 cakoranikaraiS caplyatesau ciran trai- lokyalayadlpako vijayate devo nidhis tejasaip (ii) nijaguru- padadvandvam krtva manasy atibhaktito ganakatilaka-Srl- purvoyam Patir dvijapumgavah (i) sphutam avisamam ma- ndaprajnaprabodhavivrddhaye lalitavacanais siddhantanam karoti hi Sekharam (i) 6atanandaddhvastiprabhrtitutiparya- ntasamayapramanam bhudhisnyagrahanivahasamsth&naka- thanam (i) grahendranan caras sakalaga^itam yattrgaditam (read yantraganitam?) sa siddhantah prokto vipulaganita- skandhakusalaih (ii) kratukriyartthah £rutayah pradistah kalasrayas te kratavo niruktah i etc. F. 3b:—iti Srlpativiracite siddhantaSekhare grahabha- ganaddhyayah prathamah u The 2 nd Adhyaya (maddhyamadhikaroddhyayah) ends f. 8, the 3 rd A. f. 12, the 4 th A. f. 17b [one leaf missing between ff. 17 and 18], the 5 th A. (candragrahana) f. 19, the 6 th A. (suryagrahana) f. 19b, the 7 th A. (parvanayana) f. 20, the 8 th A. (pata) f. 21, the 9 th A. (grahodayasta- maya) f. 21b, the 10 th A. (candra) f. 23, the 11 th A. (grahayuddha) f. 25, the 12 th A. (bhayoga) f. 27, the 13 th A. (vyaktaganita) f. 29b, the 14 th A. (avyaktaganita) f. 31b. After f. 34 three leaves (gi, gu, gu) are missing. The 16 th A. (golavarnana) ends f. 36, the 17 th A. (rahu- nirakarana) f. 36b, the 18 th A. (grahaiiopavarnana) f. 37b, the 19 th A. (yantravidhana) f. 39. 1 For vikasadhuyam the metre requires *-*. Digitized by Google i 179 i ^ ■ The 20 th AdhySya ends (f. 40b):—iti siddhSntaSekhare Srlpativiracite siddhantaSekhare praSnavidhan&ddhyayo viipSah a namafi Sivaya srisuryadisarvagrahebhyo namah snkrs^aya namah n n u Amongst the authorities quoted are Aryabhata, Ji?i?u- nandana, &rltrivikrama. ( 2 ) The Mahabhaskanya Karmanibandhana, in 8 Adhyayas (ff. 41—54), based on the Aryabhata . It begins (f. 41):—harit Srlgapapataye namah kalaipi bibhartti ksanadakarasya yah praka£ita$aiji Sirasa gabha- stibhih namostu tasmai suravanditaptaye samastavidyapra- bh(av)aya Sambhave jayanti bhanoh kamalavabodhinah kara himaip^or vanitananatvisah sasuritarasphutadirggharaSmayo dharasutajhaski8ita(?)tyisati punah tapobhir aptaip. sphuta- tantram agmakan ciratvam abhyetu jagatsu satgrahaih ciran ca jlvyasur apetakalma?a Bhatasya Sisya jitaragaSatravah navadrirupagniyutam mahlbhujaip. Sakendranamnaip Sata- varsasagraham dvisatkanighnaip gatamasasaipyutaip, etc . F. 44:—iti mahabhaskarlye karmmanibandhane pratha- moddhyayah ii It ends (£ 54):—Bhaskare mithunaparyyavasane Sarva- rltigunasaptaghatl syat aksacapaganitaip vada tasmin lambakena sahyatam viganayya Bhaskarena paricintya krtoyam mandabuddhiparibhogasamartthah samyag Arya- bhatakarmanibandha spastavakyakaranais samavetah spa- stasthanekakirane cchedyake grahane raveh yad ihasti tad annyatra yan nehasti na tat kvacit ii iti mahabhaskarlye astamoddhyayah n mahabhaskarlyam samaptam n aksaraiji yat paribhrastam matradhlnan tu yat bhavet ksantum arhanti vidvaipsah kasya nasti vyatikramah n arddhad unan ca dhumram syat krsnam arddhadhikain bhavet vimuncatah krsnadhumraip kapilam sakalagrahe Srlkysnaya namah nama5 Sivaya Sivam astu II ii li ( 3 ) Fragment of some treatise on astronomy (ff. 55—66). 12 * Digitized by LjOOQle 180 It begins (f. 55): — harih Bhaskaram abhivandyahan nikhilagrahagativiSesabodhakaram vaksye vyatipatadijnSno- payam samasena ayanacalanan dvigunitam praksipyarke tyajet tam rtubhanvoh Sisfasame Sltam6au kramaSah kila- lafavaidhrtav uditau sayanacalane tasmin yady uttaram ahivad adha upari sikhivad avagayanes tastatopi tat su- ksmata ganitavasat suryendvor bimbayogarddhad atpake- pakramantare vyatlpatahuh, etc . F. 66 ends:—yainnye Sobhanam ambikaramanabham riktan apurnambhasam sukti£ 6ukra6a§amkamandadivas£ siipha^vigostrlghatah yastre surppabham uttamain himakaro maddhyo vyayaristhito na £ri£endujale£apapadivasah kannya *** mesalinam n 33 n n 125 . VfflSH No. 123. Size: 15ixl-sr in., (1) 46 leaves, 8 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: Probably 18^ cent. Character: Malayalam. Injuries: Some leaves damaged by fire. The Kidaciidamani , or Laghustutimahabhasya, a Com¬ mentary on Laghubhattdr aka’s Laghustuti, by Simharaja , in 21 Vrttas, with an introduction in Malayalam. The text is printed as the first part of the Pancastavl in the ‘Kavyamala’, Part III (1887). Mr. Whish describes the work as w Vimsati with Commentary of Simha-raja”. ^It begins:—harih srlganapataye namah avighnam astu aindrasyevetyadi | esa i asau i tripura I yah agham i sa- hasa i sada i cchindyat I etc. (follows Commentary in Ma¬ layalam language). F.