The Descriptive Catalogue of Bengali Manuscripts

INTRODUCTION Mabelhaute " as stated in the Anukr=Ot of the work "is a most eminent narrative diversified both in dietioo and division possessing subtle meanings logically combined and embellished from the Vedas " which has gradually acquired the character of a sacred book by tieing in importance to the status of the fifth Veda of the Hindus. [...] He then executed another compilation °misting of 00 00 000 verses of which.110;00 000 are known in the world of the Dellis i6 00i000 in the world of the Pitris 14 00 000 taatithe Onadharyas and 1 00 000 in the tifii0Oktkakitiotit It is the work of the last theilizilitiii.4iititilichat.- Acquired the name of. [...] The idea has gained ground that died after composing the first four chapters of the lialitibinirata and that the rest of the book though ascribed to him was the work of other poets. [...] The following rem:5 are quoted in support of this contention These verses are found at the end of the Vans-Parra in some of the Manuscript copies only but nut in all of them. [...] The poet Prthvacandra in his GatirtmaticAla has clearly stated that the eighteen chapters of the Mahiblifirata were translated into Bengali by [Whim.' If that is not the ease it becomes difficult to account for the nature of Ki4irim's Bhanitis that are found in the whole of the book after the Vin4a-Parva.