Halas Sattasai

Author(s): Hermen Tieken
Publisher: Leiden

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the Third South-Indian recension. It should, however, be noted that the catalogues and lists from which the references have been taken with one exception (see 1 below) do not quote the beginnings and ends of the texts. The conclusion regarding the recension to which the texts belong has therefore been solely based on the fact that in each MS the text is accompanied by a commentary which otherwise is exclusively found in connection with the Third South-Indian recension. Note that all the five MSS mentioned below are written in the Malayā]am script. Compare Ma, Ti and Tp which are written or go back to a MS which was written in this script. It seems that the Third South-Indian recension has been preserved solely in Kerala!
MS no. 4762 in the University MSS Library, Trivandrum (see Alphabetical Index... (ABC 316), no. 4762, and A descriptive Catalogue...(ABC 321, 6), no. 1438). The MS was formerly owned by Mitran Avl., Cempakaśćeri 1llam, Kudamā lūr, Eţtumānūr. It is a palmleaf MS of 213 leaves of 7 by 1 3/4 inches. The script is Malayalam. From the quotations of the beginning and end given in the last-mentioned catalogue it appears to contain the text' of the Gathās of the Third South Indian recension together with Nadhavayajvamisra's commentary, from 1 to 681. This MS was shown to me while I visited the library in Trivandrum. I was, however, not allowed to film it as it was feared that the MS, which was already very much broken, would deteriorate further.
MS no. 294 mentioned in the Lists of MSS collected by the Curator for Publication of Sanskrit MSS, Trivandrum, Vol. I, p. 30 (ABC, UC 32); described as Hālas aptaśat Ttātparyatīkā by Mādhavayajva. The MS was formerly owned by Govindapisharodi from Kailasapuram (cf. Ti). The material is not specified; the script is Malayalam and it is said to contain 3650 Granthas.
3 MS no. 279 mentioned in the Lists of MSS collected by the Curator for Publication of Sanskrit MSS, Trivandrum, Vol. IV, p. 25 (ABC, UC 32);