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MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 50

Sanskrit, Hoernle Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: A modern paper manuscript of the Bhagavadgītā, in a Jaina style. The Bhagavadgītā is preceded by a short introductory text containing the information for the recitation of poem such as ṛṣiḥ, chandas, devatā, bījam, śaktiḥ etc. and for meditating upon it, i.e. dhyāna verses.
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Title: Bhagavadgītāmālāmantra
[1v1] || śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || || śrīrāmakṛṣṇāya namaḥ || || u namasiddhaṃ || section[1v1] oṃ asya śrī[1v2]bhagavadgītāmālāmaṃtrasya śrībhagavān vedavyāsaḥ ṛṣir anuṣṭa[sic] cchandaḥ || śrīkṛṣṇa[1v3]paramātmā devatā aśocyān anvaśocas tvaṃ prajñāvādāṃś ca bhāṣaseti bījam_ || sarva[1v4]dharmān parityajya mām ekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajeti śaktiḥ || section[2r7] || atha dhyāna || ḥ[sic] || section[3v2] || iti nyāsaḥ |
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Class: ancillary
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Title: Bhagavadgītā
section[3v3] dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca || || dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ || māmakā^ḥ^ pāṃḍa[3v4]vāś caiva kim akurvata saṃjayaḥ | 1 || [67v2] yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanurdharaḥ || tatra śrīr vi[67v3]jayo bhūtir dhruvā nītimatir mama | 78 || [67v3] iti śrībhagavadgītāsūpaniṣa[67v4]niṣatsu[sic] brahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde mokṣasaṃnyāsa[67v5]yogo nāma 'ṣṭādaśo[sic] dhyāyaḥ || 18 || [67v5] śrī || śrī || śrīrāmakṛṣṇāya namaḥ
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Class: mūla

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.

10.5cm × 22.5cm cm.

Extent: 68 ff. (including one flyleaf at the end).
Foliation: Devanāgarī numerals, top left margin, verso.
Foliation: Devanāgarī numerals, bottom right margin, verso.
Foliation: Arabic numerals, bottom right margin, recto.

Condition

Complete, in good condition.

Layout

7 lines per page, approximately 30 akṣaras per line. 6mm × 4mm mm.

Double marginal frame lines in red ink; rubrics, daṇḍas, speakers, (occasionally) stanza numbers in red ink. 6 × 16.5-17 cm. 3

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black and red ink.

Additions:

Marginalia

  • titleRunning title (gī°), top left margin, verso (above the folio number).
  • invocationsRunning invocation (rāma°), bottom right margin, verso (above the folio number).

Binding

Decorated leather cover, bound as a Western book.

On the inner side of the back cover, a note about the acquisition is pasted.

History

Origin: 18th-19th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

Presented by Morison, J.J. Morison to the Indian Institute in October 1918.

Availability

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Bibliography

    Descriptions of the manuscript

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Funding of Cataloguing

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation