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70:—prathama§take a^amo- ddhyayah a The second Astaka begins:—pr& i vah^ i prantam i raghu — manyavah ^ I 4ndhah i yajn&m i rudraya I mllhuse I bharaddhvam ^ H etc . Astaka II ends f. 137b, Astaka IH f. 202 b, Astaka IV f. 271b. The MS. contains also the following Khilas 1 : Khila II (end of Mandala I) on ff. 108 b, 109; Khila III (end of Mandala II) on f. 133; Kh. IV (end of hymn V, 44) on f. 218b; Kh. VI (end of hymn V, 51) on f. 221b; Kh. VII (end of V, 84) on f. 235; Kh. XI (end of VI, 44) on f. 260; Kh. XII (end of VI, 48) on f. 265. The Khilas I, V, VIII (Srlsukta), IX and X are not found. 166 . Whish No. 177. Size: 19x2* in., (1) + 166 [numbered as ff. 160—323, ff. 281, 282 counted twice] + 1 leaves, 11 (sometimes 12) lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: Entries by Mr. Whish dated “Tellicherry December 1831”. The MS. may be about the same age as No. 176, but it is written by a different hand. Character: Grantha. The Bgveda-Samhita in the Pada-Patha, accented (in the same manner as No. 176), A?takas V—VIIL It begins: — stuse I nara | divah i vya i asy& I pra-s&nta I a-Svina I huve^ I j&rama^iah | vya i arkkaih I etc. The V th A§taka ends f. 198 b, the VI th Astaka f. 241, the VII th Astaka £ 282b, and the VIII th Astaka f. 323b. 1 See Professor Max Muller’s 2 nd Edition of the Kigveda-Samhita with Sayana’s Comm., vol. IV, pp. 519 sqq. Digitized by LjOOQle 224 K- Mandala IX ends f. 265b. Khila XIV is found on f. 178, Khila XVII f. 247 b. There may be more Rhilas in other places, though I could not find them. It ends: — yfttha i vab^ I sft-saha i ftsati n 49 ii gati- timnadhadhamastama nassanna sanus sanam (??) II addhya- yasya suktani vargasamasamkhyani ii ity astamestakestamo- ddhyayah u subrahmanaya paramagurave namah u bin- dudurllipi 0 etc. 167 . Whish No. 178. Size: 15f Xli in., 6 + 165 leaves, 7 or 8 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: Entry by Mr. Whish dated 1831. The MS. is probably not very much older. Character: Grantha. The Prakrti (ft 1—157) and the Prakrticalaksara (ff. 157 b—165) of the Samaveda. An entry by Mr. Whish says: “This volume contains the Prakpitih of the SAma- Vedah ; and the CHalAkshram of the same — C. M. Whish — Tellicherry 1831 — NB. The Chalaksharam is a running index of the Prakritih.” The first 6 leaves contain an Index to the volume, written by Mr. Whish. It begins:—gautamasya parkkah i o ta gna i I & cho ya hi na vo i to ya pre i i tokaya pre i i gr ka na no ha l vya co dato ya pre i i tokaya pre i I naghl i ho ta sa I tsa ve i ba aft ho va i hi si l di 7 pa 9 ma 9 jho I a te gna a yahi vl i takaya i i gr kah pa no havya da taya i i ni ghai ho ta satsi barha i si i baverha i §a aft ho va I bajarhl §1 I di 9 pa 6 ma 6 tr h etc . See Sv. I, 1, 1, 1* F. 2:—ekonavimSati prathamab H F. 3:—pancada^a dvitlyah li F. 4b: — ekavimSatis tftlyah u F. 7:—dva- vipa^ati caturtthah u etc. F. 18: — caturdaSa dvada^a ii harih om ii agneyapi sama- ptam ii Digitized by LjOOQle 225 K; ■ F. 30b:—dvaviipSati §a?tbat n samaip 132 D bahus&mi samaptam it om tv&§trl sama i i pam kha yantlh i etc. See Sv. I, 2, 2, 4, 1. F. 35b:—ekadaSa sasthah u 64 o ekasami samaptam o om ii bharadvajasyarkkau dvau i a pa bhi tva su i etc . See Sv. I, 3, 1, 5, 1. F. 51b: —ekadaSastamah o bphati samaptam samaip 150 D F. 58:—trayodaia tritlyah ii tpstup samaptam o om saikhajidinam i ga yi ya I etc. See Sv. I, 4, 2, 1, 1. F. 66: — caturviipSati caturtthahi u anustup samaptam ii F. 80:—§odaSa navamah ii indrapucchaip samaptam o F. 116: — pancatriipSad ekadaSa pavamanaip sama¬ ptam n samaija ii 387 u F. 127 b: — dvadaia saptamah u prathamaparvaip sama¬ ptam ii F. 137:—saptada&i saptamah u dvitlyaparvas sama- ptah ll F. 150:—dvada^astamah ii tritlyaparvaip samaptam ii harih om ii araoaip samaptam u samam 248 ii F. 156:—daia tj-tlyah II Sukriyam samaptaip. ll F. 157 ends:—hi ma sthi ka a pre I da ka yo I a ci I di 6 pa 6 ma 2 ka ll gayatraip samaptam u Subham astu Srlguru- car a^aravindabhyam namah n etc. (Scribe’s colophon in Malayalam language.) F. 157b begins:—agnijho tra tra tarn agne jhu agnin duku i agnirvatra dhudhedi i pre§tha chodhau ku I tva- nnojhego i ehyundainr l a te the ju i tvam agne bl i agne vivasvad agho ekonaviipSati prathamah u namas te <Ju l du- taip vo vlu i etc. See Sv. I, 1, 1, 1. It ends (£ 165):—daia tritlyah ii Sukriyaip samaptam ll vi dama ghavanvi darayendran dhanasya cautl <Jhu i a i va no i u dvaya nte i tatsaka I Sakvarl samaptam ll prakjti- calaksaraip samaptam u harih om etc. 168 . Whish No. 179. Size: 7tX 1* in., 3 + 54 leaves, 4 or 5 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. 15 Digitized by LjOOQle —^4 226 Date: 17 tb or 18 th cent.? Character: Malayalam. ( 1 ) A fragment of the Nidanasthana of th eAstangasamgraha by Vagbhata, Adhyaya 3 X . It begins:—smyto vatapittaSlesmaksataksayaih k§ayayo- peksitas sarve balinaS cottarottaraip I tesam bhavisyatain rupam kanfhe kandurar o cakah Sukapurnabhakanthatvaip. tatradho vihatonilah i urddhvam pravrttoras tasmin kanthe ca saipsajan 3irasrotamsi sampuryya tatomgany utksipann iva i etc. It ends:—kramad vlryyam rucih pattir balam varnna3 ca hlyate i kslnasya sasrhmutratvam syac ca ppsthakati- grahah vayu[h]pradhana(h) kupita dhatavo rajayaksmanah. ( 2 ) Some Y aisnava tracts, viz. Ekddasivratamdhdtmya, Jay anti - mdhdtmya from the Skanda-Purana, Jayantwrata (?), Anantavrata (?), and Bh dskaramatamahdtmya. The first tract begins:—grlganapataye namah avighnam astu i Yudhisthira uvaca i Srutam maya yadu^restha vrats- nam uttamotta[motta]mam k|d;[y]artthosmi na sandehas tvalprasadad adhoksaja I anyo me samSayo bhuyad dhfdi Salyah ivarppitah chettum arhasi deveSa na *** hi vidyate I tvam rte devakiputra sarvajha yadupumgava ekada&vratam idan nityam va kamyam eva va I etc. It ends (f. 19): — iti ekada£lvratamahatmyam samaptam namostu tejase dhenupaline lokapaline dharapayodharotsam- gaSayine £esa£ayine i sivaramanarayanagovindamahadeva- krs^iahari li The Jayantlmahatmya begins (f. 20):—&rlga£apataye namah i namah kapilasuryyaya sandraj nanatama^chide vidvatpatmaprabodhaikanidanajnanatejase i 6rl-Naradah i jayantyas caiva mahatmyam kathayasva pitamaha tacchru- tvaham gamisyami tad visnoh paramaip. padaip i pitamah 8, uvaca i 6j*nu vatsa pravaksyami prabhSvan castaml?u ca jayam punyan ca kurute ksayam papasya yasya ca I dc 1 As Prof. Aufrecht kindly informs me. Digitized by Google ~>4 227 It ends (f. 41b):—iti skandapurane Srljayantlmahatmyaip sampurnam u The Jayantlvrata begins (£. 41b):—atah param pra- vaksyami jayantlvratam uttamaip caturvarggapradan nfnaip yaisnavanaip. vi£esatah anantaip putradaip Sudani monta- (read moksa)dan ca vise§atah 6rava$yaip kpsnapakse ca tithitrayam anuttamam saptaml calami caiva navaml ca tatha ^pnu paratrayan ni£a caiva dinatrayam atah paraip. budhaS ca guru£ ca Sukrau ca paratrayam udahrtaqi, etc. F.47:— dvada£ak§aramantre$a snapayed vidhipurvakaip n harih Srlgai^apataye namah i araijye varttamanas te pa$- dava duhkhadarSitah (read °karsitah?) kps nan dr?tva yatha- nyaya(m) pranipatyedam abruvan i vayan duhkhena sanjatah prthivyam purusottama katham muktir vadasmakam anan- tad dukhasagarat i ^rlkpsna(h) i anantavratam asty anyat sampapaprana^anam sarvapapaharan nr^&m strln&h caiva Yudhisthira i etc. F. 54 ends:— itthaip. vratan devapurohitena labdham pura Bhaskarasannikarsat tasmad amarttya manujai ca jagmur vratan caritva sakalan abhlstan n iti Bhaskara- matamahatmyam samaptam II u 169 . Wffl8H No. 181. Size: 9^x11 in., (1) + 15 leaves, 7 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: 18 th or 19 cent.? Character: Malayalam. The Tarkasarngraha, by Annambhatta. It begins:—harih Sriganapataye namah avighnam astufh] Srlgurubhyo namah | nidhaya hpdi visveSva[ra]ni vidhaya guruvandanam i balanEip. sukhabodhaya kriyate tarkasam- grahah I etc. It ends:—Kafladanyayamatayor balavyutpattisiddhaye Annaipbhattena vidu§a racitas tarkasamgrahah ii tarka- 15* Digitized by LjOOQle 228 K- samgrahas samaptah u jagatah pitarau vande varppatl parame^varau 11 srlkrsnaya namah H 170. Welsh No. 182. Size: 7£ x l£ in., (1) + 38 leaves, generally 8 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: Kollam year 997= A. D . 1822. Character: Malayalam. The Manimanjari, a Commentary on Kedara Bhatta's Vrttaratnakara, by Narayana, the son of Nrsimhayajvan. See No. 54 (3). It begins:— harih 6rlga$apataye namah avighnam astu I Svetaipbhodhisthitan devam etc . See the beginning in No. 54 (3). . . . yathamatih n atha praripsitasya gran- thasyavighnaparisamaptipracayagamanarttham istadevata- namaskaram karoti I sukhasantanasiddhyartthan naumi brahmacyutarccitaip. i gaurlvinayakopetaip £amkaraip. loka- gaipkaram I spa§tortthah, etc . It ends:—yas tu prayunkte kuSalo viSese Sabdan yatha- vad vyavaharakale i sonantam apnoti jayaip paratra vagyogavid dusyati napaSabdaih 1 II iti vrttaratnakaravyS- khyayam manimanjaryam sa§thoddhyayah pur^nah u harih 6rigajiapataye namah i asmatgurubhyo namah u. vrttaratnakaravyakhyanaip samaptaip. u grlsarasvatyai na¬ mah i etc. (Date in Malayalam). 171. Whish No. 183. Size: 9jX1t in., 10 leaves, 8 lines on a page. Material: Palm leaves. Date: 18th or 19tn cent.? Character: Malayalam. 1 See MahabhSsya, ed. Kielhorn, I, p. 2. Digitized by CjOOQle ~>4 229 K~ Three Stotras, viz., (1) the Durga^taka (ff. 1—2); (2) the Hastamalaka (ff. 2 b—3); (3) the Mantraksaramala (ff. 3 b—10 b).