From the above passage it is also evident that there is a-Khanda preceding the portion in this wor which has yet to be searched out, and special attention is being devoted to collect and publish that Khanda also. The use of the plural in the word लेखभिः in the passage ‘लेखशब्दथोपकक्षकोऽन्येषामच्यविनाभावसम्बवतां सामान्यतोऽनुभूयमाः गनां प्रेक्ष्यप्रेक्षकंतटस्थचेष्टांग संस्य’ बेर्णस्य च प्रेक्षकगतस्येति त्रऽउग्रम् ।" पृ० ३). as including also the varieties thereof . is thus° justified. The prognostication from the actions and positions of the standars-by which also deserve equal importance according to the Science of Astrology is dealt with in detail in the last 'Adhyyya. This work comprises 8 chapters dealing with the following topics (१) (1) सीणैरेकक्षणम् (4) स्थानानां स्थानविशेषनियताश क्षेत्राणां वर्णानां च तणम् । (५) प्रतिनियंतरेखक्षण । (५) मुखगतरेखाणां निलेश्वतमांगांनच ठेक्षणम् । () कण्ठाववरगतानां लक्षणानि फडं च । (७). विप्रकीर्णरेखालक्षण । (८) तट 'rkhete is no internal evidence either in the original or १n the commentary disdlosing the name of the author or commentator. It is not possible to ascertain whether the orginal and the commentary are the works of a single author orbfdifferent persons. But from the following issige in the commentary, bbbr=o%5aीerfcss Agagळेcacht' optळे solar@t» cिhoosed ®2002bber biomunocuo &mbasize=o<ho©b%u• it may be inferred that the commentator was a giveof Kerala well-versed in ancient Malayalam literature. The Grd, पूर्वखण्डे प्रदर्डिमाभिः ॥ (२८) furnish to additional information except that the p+e€dit Khada'also has been sommehted upon in detail by the faile commentator. A reference to the Parvakhanda, it is: will firhizh more valuable tnformation: I am really gratifiet work '
