A purjī from the Munsīkhānā to the Pustakakhānā requesting a copy of the Śabadlakṣaṇa-vyākaraṇa (VS 1989)
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Abstract
This is a letter from the Munsīkhānā to the Pustakakhānā requesting copies of some of the pages of the Śabadlakṣaṇa Vyākaraṇa following the order of Śrī 3 Mahārāja.
Diplomatic edition
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[seal of the Munsīkhānā]1सदरआफिसमुन्सीखानाबाटपुस्तकखानाके2पुर्जी
3उप्रान्तप्राफेसरसिलभेनलेभीलेमञ्जुश्रीव्याकरण१प्रतिसारिपा
4ऊँभनीश्री३महाराजकाहजुरमाअघीजाहेरगरीपठाएकोमासोना
5मगरेकोपुस्तकछैनशब्दलक्षणव्याकरणभन्नेनामकोपुस्तकछ
6त्यसभित्रनीजप्राफेसरकोहस्ताक्षरलेमञ्जुश्रीव्याकरणभनी
7लेखेकोएकटुक्रापाइएकोखवरपठाईवक्सेकोमाशब्दलक्षण
8व्याकरणरचन्द्रव्याकरणएकैहोहोईनसोपुस्तकभोटेबोली
9कोउल्थासगमिलाईहेर्नालाईसोशब्दलक्षणव्याकरणको
10पहिलापत्ररआखिरीपत्रकोउतार१प्रतिचाँडोपाउभनीश्री
11३महाराजकाहजुरमाविंतिचढाईपठाएकोहुनालेसोउता
12रचाँडोलिनुभन्नेहुकुंवक्सेकोछचाँडोपठाईदिनेकामभया
13वेसहोला⟪तागेताकोमेठालाईवेलैमापाउनसकेवढियाहुन्छ⟫इतिसम्वत्१९८९साल३०गतेरोज२
Translation
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A purjī from the Munsīkhānā to the Pustakakhānā
Uprānta: Professor Sylvain Lévi previously requested Śrī 3 Mahārāja to have a copy of the Mañjuśrī-vyākaraṇa made, [which request] was sent on, but there is no book of that title. Śrī 3 Mahārāja has [since] sent word [to us] that there is [a copy] of the book titled Śabdalakṣaṇa-vyākaraṇa. Inside the book there is a piece [of paper] on which ''Mañjuśrī-vyākaraṇa'' is written in the handwriting of the said professor. [The professor] put a request to Śrī 3 Mahārāja that he quickly wanted to receive a copy of the first and the last folios of the Śabdalakṣaṇa-vyākaraṇa [manuscript] in order to compare it with the translated version made from the Tibetan language (bhoṭe bolī) and [so] to determine whether the Śabdalakṣaṇa-vyākaraṇa and the Cāndra-vyākaraṇa are the same or not. For that reason, [Śrī 3 Mahārāja] has ordered that the copy be made soon. It would be good if it can be sent quickly and that the assigned copy can be received [here] on time.
On Monday the 30th of the [Vikrama] era year 1989 (1933 CE).
Commentary
The Mañjuśrī-vyākaraṇa is a grammar that follows the Cāndra-vyākaraṇa and to a lesser extent the Kātantra-vyākaraṇa (Verhagen 1994: 202). Śabdalakṣaṇa-vyākaraṇa is another name for the Cāndra-vyākaraṇa composed by Candragomin (Timalsina 2018: 1). The present document bears witness to Sylvain Lévi's desire to confirm whether the two are in fact one and the same or not. Since the month of this document is not mentioned, it cannot be easily known to which prime minister the letter from Lévi was addressed, whether to Juddha Śamśera, who assumed power in August 1932, or to his predecessor, Bhīma Śamśera (Amatya 2004: 105). The calendar of the year shows that only the month of Phālguṇa has Monday on the 30th day. Therefore, it can be confirmed that this document was prepared on 30th of Phālguṇa and that the prime minister mentioned on the document is Juddha Śamśera.