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as "an avenue through one of the thickest and darkest jungles of Indian archaeology, and is so full of documentary evidence, that it will long remain indispensable to every student of Indian literature". He received an honorary doctorate from the
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went to take up a post in the Madras
Presidency in 1860. In the course of positions across peninsular India, he began to acquire or copy Sanskrit manuscripts. Poor health made his return to England and he published the
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rulers. He was also the author of a large number of translations from, and commentaries on, various other
Sanskrit manuscripts, being particularly successful in grouping and elucidating the essential principles of
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Dialect of Malayalim spoken by the Mappilas of South Canara, and of Amindivi (Laccadivo) Islands. In the Mappila-Arabic characters and in Lepsius's Standard Alphabet. 1873.
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who had been referred to him by Lear, inviting her to
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Specimens of South Indian
Dialects, consisting of versions of the Parable of the Sower (St. Matthew xiii. 1-34), with Grammatical and Ethnographical Introductions.
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Dayavibhaga. The Law of
Inheritance. From the published Sanskrit texts of the- Vyahavaharakanda of the Madhaviya Commentary of the Paracarasmriti. Madias, 1868.
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His constitution, never strong, broke down several times. He suffered cholera, and partial paralysis. Towards the end of his life he lived in
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Arsheya
Brahmana of the Sama-Veda, with Extracts from Sayana's Commentary, an Introduction and Index of Words. Mangalore, 1876.
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Classified Index to the
Sanskrit MSS. in the Palace at Tanjore. Prepared for the Madras Government. 4 to. Pts. 1–3. 1879–1880.
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A list of his publications included his own books as well as notes and translations in the works of other collaborators:
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In the
Konkani Dialect spoken by the Roman Catholics of South Canara. Mangalore, 1872. Second Edition, Mangalore, 1873
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In addition to his exhaustive acquaintance with Sanskrit, and the southern Indian languages, he had some knowledge of
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of the Sama-Veda, with an introduction on Sayana's life and works, his Commentary and Index. 8 vo. Mangalore, 1872.
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The Law of Partition and Succession. From the MS. Sanskrit text of Varadaraja's Vyahavaharanimaya. Mangalore, 1872.
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languages. He catalogued the Sanskrit manuscripts in southern India, particularly those in the collections of the
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A few Suggestions as to the best way of making and utilizing Copies of Indian Inscriptions. Madras, 1870.
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Specimens of South Indian Dialects, Clavis humaniorum litterarum sublimioris Tamulici idiomatis (1876),
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The law of partition and succession, from the manuscript Sanskrit text of Vaṛadarâja's Vyavahâranirṇaya
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Tentative list of Books and MSS. relating to the History of the Portuguese in India Proper. Mangalore.
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and travelled across northern Italy. He returned to England in 1882 and died at his brother's home in
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visited Burnell (noted as "Burnall") in Tanjore. In 1876 Burnell visited Java and met Miss
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The Devatadhyaya Brahmana of the Sama Veda with Sayana's Commentary, Index, &c. 1873.
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of the Sama-Veda. Part 1, containing Text, Introduction and Indexes. 1879.
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