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Mahādeva’s Prayogavaijayantī, A. D. 1814.

Contents

The Prayogavaijayantī of Mahādeva, son of Somanātha and Gaurī, being a commentary on the Hiraṇyakeśi Śrauta Sūtra

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: iv + 393 + iv. In the original there are five parts, containing Books I and II, III, IV, VI, V, with 198, 104, 36, 24, 33 leaves apiece.
Dimensions (binding): 36.8 × 16.5 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

History

Origin: A. D. 1814.

f. 198: saṃvat 1870 ⟨1814⟩ | This must be approximately the date of all the parts. The Bodl. catal. assigns it to the beginning of the 19th century, without noticing the actual date.

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:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1040, pp. 88-89

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. 1040, pp. 88-89

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