MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 149(R)

Sanskrit, Gmelin Collection

Summary of Contents: An incomplete paper manuscript in Bengali script of a section of the Padmapurāṇa. According to a note in English written on a slip of paper wrapping the folios together, the manuscript contains part of the Uttarakhaṇḍa consisting of a list of names of purāṇas.

Unknown , Padmapurāṇa

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī

Support: Paper, orange dyed.

8.5 × 36 cm.

Extent: 3 ff.

Condition

Good condition, incomplete. Extant folios: 1-3.

Layout

7 lines per page.

Hand(s)

Bengali in black ink.

Binding

Cardboard cover, library binding.

History

Origin: 18th-19th century. Bengal.

Provenance and Acquisition

Donated by the Rev. F. GmelinGmelin, F.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation