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MS. Ind. Inst. Sansk. 237 (R)

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A composite paper manuscript in Bengali script, consisting of four fragmentary works, individually foliated.

1. [ff.1r-5v] ff. 1r-10v in original foliation, ff. 3, 5-6, 8, and 9 missing.
Sāmaga Sandhyoppadaviddhi
Language(s): Sanskrit.
2. [ff. 6r-8v] ff. 1r-3v in original foliation.
Anantapayapaddhati
Language(s): Sanskrit.
3. [f. 9] f. 2 in original foliation.

Unidentified fragment in Bengali script.

Language(s): Sanskrit.
3. [f. 10] f. 1 in original foliation.

Unidentified fragment in Bengali script.

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: [10ff.] 5ff. + 3ff. + 1f. + 1f.
Dimensions (folio): 8 × 34 cm.

Condition

Fragmentary work. The first manuscript of Sāmaga Sandhyoppadaviddhi lacks ff. 3, 5-6, 8, and 9.

Damaged; some folios are smudged and stained, with akṣaras (mostly still readable) damaged by humidity.

Hand(s)

Bengali in black ink.

Binding

Unbound. Kept in cardboard library box.

History

Origin: Undated. Not written before 1700 CE. ; Bengal.

Record Sources

Description by Barbora Sojkova, based on observation of the manuscript.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

The cataloguing of this item was made possible through a benefaction from the late John P. Clay, founder and benefactor of the Clay Sanskrit Library.