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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MAY, 1898.
Corresponding passage in the Grantha MS.
I. 2,166 1qq. in the Devanagari (Bombay) edition. •17. Bhima's meeting with Hanůmnat. 18. Bhima's bath in the tank and destruc
tion of the flowors. 18. Battle with Rakshasas and Yakshas. 20. Destruction of the Asura Jata by Bhima. *21. Meeting of the Pandavas with Vrishapar.
Van. *22. Their going to the hermitage of Arshti.
shena.
23. Incitement of Bhima by Draupadi. 24. Ascent of Kaildsa, and battle with the Yakshas.
Etc. It seems to me that the state of the text in the Grantha MS. is in many respects less satisfactory than that offered by the Devanagari editions. The text is certainly corrupt in the stanzas giving the number of Adhyayas and Slokas. The number of Adhyáyas for the Adi Parvan is given as 327 in the Devanagari editions, and as 218 in the Granthe MS. But our MS. agrees with the editions in giving 8,884 as the number of Slokas. For the Sabha Parran the number of Adkydyas is given as 76 in the editions, as 72 in our MS. The number of Slokas is said to be 2.511. The number 4,311 in the Grantha MS. is certainly a mistake. As regards the Vana Parvan, it is very surprising that the Grantha MS. exactly agrees with the editions in giving the number of Adlyáyas w 269, and the number of Slokas as 11,664.
It would take up too much space, if I were to give the whole of the Anubramani; I have therefore to pontent myself with giving in atrast D the end of this List which is the end of the second Adhydya.
On the whole, the text of this important chapter in the South-Indian recension leaves the impression that the Southern MSS., though they are not likely to contain a more original or better text thau the editions, are pertainly indispensable for any future criticat edition of the Mahabharata.
370a
Adipartan,
2,370-396. South-Indian Ms.
Deranagari edition (Bombay). स्वर्णपर्व ततो शेवनिम्ब बत्तदमानुषं। Deest.
3706 प्रामं देवरयं स्वर्गाष्टवान्बत्र धर्मराद। 37la भारोढुं सुमहाप्राज्ञ आनृशंस्याना विना । 3716 तामस्वाविचला ज्ञात्वा स्थिति धर्मे महात्मनः । 372a वरूपं व सत्यका धर्मेणासी समन्वितः । 3728 सगै प्रायः स च तथा यातना विपुला भृशं । 373a देवदूतेन मरकं यत्र व्याजेन दति । . 3736 शुभाव बत्र धर्मात्मा श्राहां करुणा गिरः। 374a निदेशे वर्तमानार्मा देश तत्रैव वर्तती । - 3746 अनुदशितव धर्मेण देवराज्ञा च पाण्डवः। 37ba भापुस्याकाशगजनवां देहं त्वका समानुष । 3756 स्वधर्मनिर्जितं स्थानं स्वगें प्राप्य स धमराह । 376a समुदे पूजितः सर्वैः सेनः सरगणैः सह।
3766 एतदष्टावचं पर्व प्रोकं व्यासेन धीमता। . भजवायाः पक्ष संख्याता: पर्वेतदभिसंस्थया। 877a
पर्वबस्मिन् महात्मना मोकामाने शते चैव संयबाते तपोधमाः ॥१२२।। 87761
