Mallapurāṇa by Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara; Ramanlal Nagarji MehtaReview by: E. B.Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 87, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1967), p. 215Published by: American Oriental SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/597461 .

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+ 302. Honolulu: EAST-WEST CENTER PRESS ( ? 1966). $5.00. A selection of nine short stories by India's eminent short story writer. Intended for use in second-year Hindi classes, the " stories are arranged roughly in order of difficulty, i. e., diffi- culty because of unfamiliar vocabulary. . . ." Cri- teria for this selection were literary quality, the reflection of aspects of Indian life and " the absence of any great difficulty in style or content for the second-year student." (p. v) Each selection is accompanied by notes elucidating idiomatic or spe- cial cultural aspects, not readily available to the student. A glossary is appended. A useful and most welcome contribution to the study and learn- ing of Hindi. (E. B.)

Readings in Urdu. By C. M. NAIM. Pp. viii + 396. Honolulu: EAST-WEST CENTER PRESS, 1965. $5.00. The criterion for selection of this collection was the varying styles of Urdu writing-the greatest con- eentration on prose (and these of the twentieth century). The contents of the prose texts vary with examples of the short story, essay (humor and literary criticism), radio talks and newspaper edi- torials. The poetry selections comprise ten Ghazals, five each by Ghalib and Iqbal. The selections are fully annotated and the entries in the glossary are given both in romanization and in the Urdu script. To repeat the closing remark of the previous re- view: a useful and most welcome contribution to the study of Urdu. (E. B.)

Rdmahatakam (of Kavi Jri 2omehvara). Edited by AGA- MAPRABHAKARA MUNI PTJNYAVIJAYAJI and BHOGILAL JAYACHANDBHAI SANDESARA. (Gaekwad's Oriental Series, No. 147). Pp. xii + 120. Baroda: ORIEN- TAL INSTITUTE, 1965. Rs. 10. This edition com- pletes the publication of all of the known works of SomeAvara (or Someivaradeva), hereditary priest of the Caulukya dynasty of the early thirteenth century, A. D. Someivara, as his works attest, was skilled in the various forms of Sanskrit literature. The text, a hymn to RAma in one hundred verses, extolling the RAma tale, is accompanied by two commentaries-one, the Hrdayarafijanl (or Aubha- harivallabh ), by Ekanathabhatta, the other, a Balabodhini (author unknown). Appended is a RAmaAata by KeAava.

The ancient author is fortunate to have had his masterpiece presented to us by the hands of these able scholars. (E. B.)

Hallapurdna. Edited by BHOGILAL JAYACHANDBHAI

SANDESABA and RAMANLAL NAGARJI MEHTA. (Gaik- wad's Oriental Series, No. 144.) Pp. 32 + 95. Baroda: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, 1964. Rs. 10. An account of the caste of Mallas from Modhera, the composition of which is placed by the editor in the period between the fifteenth century, A. D., and 1674, A. D. (date of copy). The Mallas, professional wres- tlers, are a sub-caste of the Modha Brahmans who had migrated from Modhera to other parts of Gujarat. Mallas are found in Gujarat, Mysore, Hyderabad and Rajasthan. As with other profes-

sions-pandits, poets, artisans (weavers, etc.)-, they were attracted by court patronage, going where their services were valued. The antiquity of their existence is evidenced by references in texts traced back to medieval times. Now the tradition is threatened by extinction; the demand for their art vanishing, other professions-teaching, factory work, farming, etc.-are calling them.

The introduction is fascinating. An index of pertinent terms is appended. The place of each term in the text is indicated-but not its transla- tion. In a number of instances the exact meaning of a term cannot be determined, and so a tradition of Indian gymnastics is somewhat lost or confused due in part to the obsolescence of terminology and replacement by new words. (E. B.)

9aAkha-Par4Tbhava-Vydyoga. Edited by BHOGILAL JAYA-

CHANDBHAI SANDESARA. (Gaekwad's Oriental Series, No. 148.) Pp. viii + 26, 2 plates. Baroda: ORIENTAL INSTITUTE, 1965. Rs. $4.00. A historical one-act play-the single existing work by Harihara (first half of 13th century, A.D.), one of the emi- nent members of the literary circle patronized by the famed Vastupala, governor of Stambhatirtha (Cambay). The play commemorates the victory of Vastupala over Aankha, ruler of Lata, when the latter attacked Stambhatirtha. A significant work, representing a rare Sanskrit play based on a con- temporary event. (E. B.)

New Catalogus Catalogorum. An Alphabetical Register of Sanskrit and Allied Works and Authomrs. Vol. II, a-u. By V. RAGHAVAN. (Madras University Series, No. 26). Pp. x1 + 415. Madras: UNIVEB- SITY OF MADRAS, 1966. Rs. 25.00; ?2-10; $6.00. The second volume (Vol. I appeared in 1949) of this magnum opus, the successor to that of Aufrecht. The magnitude of the labor involved is breath- taking; the value of the results incalculable. In- dologists' debt to Dr. Raghavan is beyond words.

(E. B.)

Descriptive Catalogue of Sanskrit Manmscripts. Vol. X, Vifiitadvaita and other Vedantas. (The Adyar Library Series, Vol. 94). By PANDIT V. KRISHNA- MACHARYA. Pp. xx + 596. Madras: ADYAB LI- BRARY AND RESEARCH CENTRE, 1966. Rs 60.00. This series was started by F. Otto Schrader who prepared and published the initial volume, Upa- nieads, in 1908. In 1940 Dr. C. Kunhan Raja revised the scheme of publication to comprise thir- teen volumes. Of these, including this and the initial volume, six have appeared: Vol. I, Vedic (1942); Vol. V, Kavya, Nataka and Alamkkara (1951); Vol. VI, Grammar, Prosody and Lexicog- raphy (1947); Vol. IX, Mlmams& and Advaita Vedanta (1952). An invaluable addition to the tools of the trade. (E. B.)

Krdantarupamala (A Concordance of Verbal Deriva- tives). By PANDIT S. RAMASUBBA SASTRI. Vol. I, pp. xvii + 248 (1965), Vol. II, pp. Vi + 249 to 498 (1966). Madras: THE SANSHEIT EDUCATION SO-

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