MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 2

Sanskrit, Monier-Williams Collection

Summary of Contents: A splendid illuminated copy of Pālakāpya's Gajaśāstra, written on Western paper between 1874 and 1878. The text ends abruptly on folio 256; the remaining pages have only pictures.

Pālakāpya , Gajaśāstra

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: Western paper.

50.2 × 31.8 cm.

Extent: 337 ff.

Condition

Complete, in good condition.

Layout

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

Decoration

The manuscript has wonderful pictures showing all kinds of elephants: depictions of mythological elephants are followed by scenes of elephants engaged in various real-life activities.

History

Origin: Between 1874 and 1878 CE.

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased in 1878.

Availability

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Bibliography

Descriptions of the manuscript

A Catalogue of the Sanskrit and Prākrit mss. in the Indian Institute Library, Oxford, Keith, Arthur Berriedale (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1903, no. 151, p. 83-84)

Funding of Cataloguing

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation