liii On of fifteen hemistichs describing their various features. insects Amara briefly says nilangus tu krimiḥ. . . .' The ant (pipilika) is mentioned in the section on fem. nouns in the Lingādisamgrahavarga (III. 5. 8). But Malli. gives in the proper place (Simhādivarga) a full account of known varieties such as brahmi (big, reddish brown ant), ulamgavah (big, black ant) and many other varieties. महान् ब्राह्मी स पिङ्गलः । महान् कृष्ण उलंगवः । ( p. 337 ) The different kinds of movement of a horse are graphically described by Malli. in contrast to the tame treatment accorded to it by others. Askanditam is a mad gallop when a horse is angered: INTRODUCTION कोपात् सर्वपदैरुत्प्लुत्योत्प्लुत्य गमनमास्कन्दितम् । Dhauritakam is a movement similar to that of herons, peacocks, etc.: कङ्कशिखिक्रोडनकुलगतैः सदृशं धौरितकम् । (p. 513) The three myrobalans taken together (triphala) is a well- known medicine in Ãyurveda mentioned by Amara; but Malli. points out the three different combinations set forth in Ayurvedic works: हरीतकी चामलकी विभीतकमिति त्रयम् । त्रिफला प्रथमा द्वितीया तु . . . l (pp. 619-20) तृतीया त्रिफला . ... त्रिफला When discussing varieties of food, Amara finds no place for krsaram (food made of sesamum, rice, etc.) and samyavaḥ (similar to vermicelli) which are as old as the Manusmrti (V. 7) and hence Malli. describes them, the latter graphically: यन्त्रपातितो मृणालतन्त्वाकृतिरोदनः संयावः स्यात् । (p. 584 ) It is strange that such a word as tāmbulam, universal in all religious and social functions, should have been overlooked by
