MS. Wilson 491
MSS. Wilson
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Yāska’s Nirukta, A.D. 1715–1716.
Contents
The Nirukta of Yāska, in the shorter recension, containing thirteen adhyāyas
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: i + 130 + i. In the original the parts have 61 and 69 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 24.4 × 12.4 cm.
Condition
f. 63 is torn, and has been mended. In part 2 most of the pages are blurred through the use of chemicals.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī.
f. 61v: li | dī | Ratnadeveṇa | śubhaṃ | F. 130: di | Hariharasunuratnadeveṇa likhitaṃ |
History
Origin: A. D. 1715–1716.
f. 61v: saṃvat 1772 (= a. d. 1716) varṣe mitī jyeṣṭhavadī daśamī somavāsare | F. 130: svasti śrīsaṃvat 1771 (= a. d. 1715) varṣe caitravadi 5 caṃdravāsare |
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. 1080, p. 106
Availability
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Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1080, p. 106
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