MS. Wilson 86 b
MSS. Wilson
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Sāyaṇa’s Vedārthaprakāśa, Aṣṭaka I, 19th cent.?
Contents
The Vedārthaprakāśa of Sāyaṇācārya, a commentary on aṣṭaka I of the Ṛg-veda
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: iii + 371 + iv. The original foliation counts the two sets of four adhyāyas separately, but it is inaccurate. Even in the new foliation there are really 372 leaves, as 114 is doubled.
Dimensions (binding): 31.8 × 25.1 cm.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī.
History
Origin: 19th cent.?
the appearance of the MS. suggests that it was written about a. d. 1800.
Provenance and Acquisition
on f. 1 is stamped: Sanscrit College Library. On the same page is written: Govemment Sanscrit College, Calcutta.
The collection of Horace Hayman Wilson was purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1842.
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 888, p. 20
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:
Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 888, p. 20
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