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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1895.
(d) El. = A Vocabulary of the Kashmiri Language, Kashmiri-English and
English-Kashmiri, by William Jackson Elmslie ; London, 1872 (in the
Roman character). [T'he following are not mentioned by Dr. Burkhard :(e) W. = A Grammar of the Kashmiri Language, by the Rev. T. R. Wade,
B. D., M. R. A. S.; London, 1888 (in the Roman character). ( A. = A Vocabulary of English, Balti and Kashmiri, compiled by H. H.
Godwin Ansten, J. A. S. B., Vol. XXXV.; Calcutta, 1866. (9) Lw. = The Valley of Kashmir, by Walter R. Lawrence, I. C. S., 1895.
Chapter XIX. contains an important Glossary of Kåśmirt words. ] · II. - Manuscript - (1) Texts - (a) In the Devanagari character; (a) Collection of Kaśmiri songs, made by
Chand Râm (very difficult). (8) Nagarjuna-charita Kaśmiribhâsha
yán. (Two MSS., one complete,
one extracts.) (1) In the Roman character; (a) Extracts from the Nagarjuna-charita.
(8) Yusuf-o-Zulaikha.
() Shirin-o-Khôsrav. The last four are the property of Dr. Bübler.
(2) Grammars and Dictionaries - (a) Mp. = A Kasmiri Grammar from the Puna Library [in Persian charac
ters (ta'lig) and language). (This MS., which is mentioned in Dr. Bühler's Detailed Report above, I.,
2 (c) ), and which has been most liberally placed at my disposul, has
been of most assistance to me. It contains 98 pages in small 8vo. Pages 1-46, about 1,200 words arranged
in the order of the Persian Alphabet in 29 divisions ; pp. 47-53, the Irregular verbs, quoted in the Infinitive, Present, Perfect Participle, Imperative, and Aorist (always in the 3rd person), with Persian, translation; pp. 55-84, the conjugation of regular verbs (pp. 55-84, rachhun and sozun); pp. 71-74, yun; pp. 74-76, gatshun; pp. 76-85, máranávun; pp. 86-89, the conjugation of auxiliary verbs; pp. 89-90, the Pronouns ; p. 90, remarks on certain letters which are used as
suffixes; p. 92, Declension ; pp. 93-98, Numerals.)
(0) A Kasmiri Grammar by Dr. Bühler (in the Roman character). 2. This is not the place to criticize the above mentioned grammatical authorities; I merely feel myself justified in remarking that they leave many points which are far from being satisfactorily cleared up. Putting to one side the terribly varying, and indeed, to the beginner, Altogether confusing, transliteration which sometimes is not even consistent throughout one and the same work, there is absolutely no explanation to be found in any of them of some of the most difficult questions in regard to the conjugation of verbs. In some instances important forms are altogether omitted. Anyone who compares this work with its predecessors, can casily satisfy himself on these points.
Seo also, Kashmiri Test Words, by W. J. Elmslie, Esq., M.D., J.A.S. B., Vol. XXXIX. (1870), Pt. I. p. 95.TRANS.)
