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 150 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. [May, 1873. dpafillyX, 2 luSp 1,3ITIS, 2i>/M, 2 IvbpOKVTTTOS, <T(lVT<loV, ns well as of ( also for eh in n a£icu,—and for s as in Z'ldt&pys, £iyytj3ept, B.i£obyo, and for j, as in Bu- {avriov, K ivoyifa, 0(yvrj. [eh is also represented by rt in Tiacrravys,—by r£ in r£nv8awv; its representation by k in KauSnXoi is perhaps to be rejected, and we ought to read TorS iXoi;—clih appears as ( in B ipuyi£u (?).] Of the semivowels p is not only used for r, but also for the lingual (7 or rather </) * as ’Ai/tW/3i- pios, *Iv8t/3ipi, KipvofiuWoi', Anpixy, Acovi,3ipe (?) lapayavos (?) BaXfo/coupoc (?) In KoX^oi X is put for r, in er.uraXov for n. [By adopting Lassen’s explanation the Ungual tenuis in KaTTvpovpivrj would be represented by rr; in Kadaia, Tlaidava, the d stands for th, till; in | X(kvvSci tho nth is represented by v8, shtli in J Kap(3icrdda by ad. In Atapovva y is rendered by 8i, ill the same way dhy by 8i in Madtavdivoi, OvivSiov;—for v see above.] Of the aspirates, 6 appears for t in Sayrreidys, for th, th, tth, till, in u8airpa6ai, Kadaia, KokovOis, Ka/z- fiardoXoi, Mcdopa, Tlaidava, once for dh in 2ivdos,— dp for ttr, tr in Abeiaadpos, Kypefiodpys, paa,3adpov, naifto9pa, Sadpcu —(j) stands for jr> in 'Y^ao-tr,— for hh in Kcaifiyv, Savbapoffjayos, <&uitcu,—for h in Mofjjis Miorfui,—for v in sulphur;— stands for k in Xafitjpis, Kov8ox_arr]s, poax°s>—for kh, kkh, in Aaiv~ ajabys, KoX^ot, Xarpiaioi, aaKxapi,—for gh in Aptr- po^arer,—for h in Bpnxpavai. And as to the Indian aspirates—hh, kkh (from shk) are represented by kx, x* as well as by k alone, as in—cinnabari. IlfuKfX'J ;—gh appears as x>—ch as C (as above); nth is transliterated as vb in NeX- icvvfta, sth, shth as ;—h fell out entirely as in MauaSor, Bpapayapa, or appears as the smooth aspirate as in ’Hpo>8or ’Epavvoj3ias, ’Ipaos, -/3oas, ypaai, Maaypappov, Matr, 2iayai, as (the rough aspirate) h in llemodus, or as (f), x (as above).] Aspirating occurs in KovBoxarys, Kap(f>opa, 2u>- nadrjs, *Y(fjctais, Xa^rjpis, as well as in the use of dp for tr, ttr (as above), whilst this has conversely been omitted in IIcu«Xa, cinnabari, Bppvya(a, sa¬ penas, through the representation of bh by b, as well as frequently by th, nth, sth, dh, ndh (as above). Hardening takes place in Kovboxarys, sacon (?), (TavraXov, 2av8poKU7rror, 2i<ri/cu7rror ; but more fre¬ quently softening, which however arc mostly re¬ ducible to Prakrit forms ; compare the remarks on /3, as further also ’apyeXXia (?) Bapvya£a, Zaba- I bpys, Kavoyi£y, Ktppaboi, Aapfidyat, Mazngae, ’Ocr- (Taboi, TraTponaiTiyT), 'S.apayavos (?), 'Ybaairys. From to the nature of the case, the result of this juxtaposition of Indian vocables occurring in a Greek dress is of greater importance to the pronunciation of Indian (see the remarks on a, u, on the palatals, linguals, and aspirates) than of Greek words. For the latter nevertheless, Intel' alia, also the soft pronunciation of b (for r), of ( (for s); on the other hand the hard pronunciation of d (for th, tth); further the almost constant use of y for e ; and lastly the preferential use of u for v, as well as of au for au, appear interesting.-!- REVIEW. Lotus Lkaves ; or Poems chiefly on Ancient Indian Subjects ; by H. C. Dutt.—Calcutta, 1871. A volume of poems in the English language by a native of India is still somewhat of a novelty; but this is not the first time that the author of the collection before us has appeared before the public in verse. His name will be familiar to v6onie of our readers as one of the contributors to the well-known “ Dutt Family Album,” which was so favourably received in England a few years ago. In the “ Lotus Leaves” he has attempted to embody in a poetical form Borne of the more remarkable **** In Aapabpdi, KvXivbpivy, yet an r is added to the dental sound (comp, drck'bia for bocavos). traditions and incidents in Indian history, be ginning with scenes from the story of R&ma and Sita, and coming down to the capture of Tornft by Sivaji. Those into whose hands this little book may fall must not expect to find anything very striking or original in the treatment of these subjects, but they will find everywhere smooth and pleasing versification, and considerable skill shown in the adapting of the measure to the varying character of the themes. Special mention may be made of the little poem entitled The Bridal of Draupadi, in which that famous story is reproduced with suf¬ ficient fidelity and much liveliness. + Munatsberichi der Kbnigl. Akademie der Wissenschaf- ten tu Berlin (Dec. 187D, pp. 613-632.