Report On Search For Sanskrit MSS Year 1882 1883

Author(s): R G Bhandarkar
Publisher: Government Central Book Depot

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such as Merutunga and Râjavallabha, who in their life of Bhoja speak of Tailapa as king of Telangana. Telangana is the same as the Andhra circle and the Yâdavas succeeded the Châlukyas as rulers of the country. In Professor Aufrecht's catalogue there is a notice of a manuscript of the Samgîtaratnâkara by Sârngadeva, in the introduction to which Singhanadeva, who appears to have been the author's patron, is mentioned. A commentary on his work, therefore, written either by himself or some other court dependent may have been dedicated to the king. (GG., Appendix II.).
CLASS XVI.--MISCELLANEOUS. Under the heading “Miscellaneous" there are Lekhapañchâsikâ. three manuscripts, one of which
possesses a good deal of historical importance. It is entitled Lekhapañchâsikâ, or fifty letters or deeds, (No. 410). The author's name is not given at the end and the first leaf is missing. The work contains forms of letters, deeds, patents, bonds, &c., and is divided into two parts. The names being variable are in most cases represented by the word amuka, i.e., "a certain one" or ndmanematah, i.c., “by a certain name.” The date, however, used in the forms which constitute the second part is Monday the 15th of the light half of Vaisakhia, Samvat 1288, except in one case where it is the 3rd of that half. This date is meant of course to serve as an example; but the author's having used that in particular may safely be regard
ed as showing that he wrote Author's date, Sari- his work in Samvat 1288, i.e. vat 1288.
in 1232 A.D. The manuscript itself was transcribed in 1536 Samvat or 1480 A.D. In a few cases, the names of real persons also are used as examples, wherefore the deeds in which they occur must be considered to be such as it was pos