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MS. Wilson 246

MSS. Wilson

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Sarasvatīkaṇṭhābharaṇa, A.D. 1821.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper
Extent: ii + 151 + ii. Originally each chapter was foliated separately, having 19 + 34 + 19 + 5 + 44 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 37.5 × 17.5 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

the name of the first scribe is on f. 53: likhitaṃ vrāhmaṇamādhorāma |

History

Origin: A.D. 1821

this is given specifically only for the first and, but it undoubtedly applies to both. F. 53: aṃvat 1877 ⟨1821⟩ vaiśākhaśuklanavamyāṃ hṛguvāsare. F. 151v: śrīsaṃvat 1877 māsānāṃ māotame māse vaiśākhamāse śuklapakṣe paṃcamyāṃ aṃdravāsare |

Provenance and Acquisition

The collection of Horace Hayman Wilson was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1842.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 489, pp. 60-61

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library: Appendix to Vol. I (Oxford, 1909), no. 489, pp. 60-61
    Theodor Aufrecht, Codices Sanscriticos complectens, vol. 1. (Oxford, 1864), no. 489, pp. 208-209

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