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MS. Wilson 1

MSS. Wilson

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Durgācārya’s Niruktavṛtti, about A.D. 1828.

Contents

The Niruktavṛtti, being a commentary on Yāska’s Nirukta by Durgācārya

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: European paper, water-marked ‘V. E. I. C.,’ and with the names ‘J. Wise’ or ‘Balston & Co.’
Extent: iv + 372 + iv
Dimensions (binding): 41.3 × 18.4 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

History

Origin: A. D. 1828.

the paper is water-marked in some cases ‘1828,’ so that the copy was doubtless made in or about this year by H. H. Wilson.

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. 1084, pp. 107-108

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. 1084, pp. 107-108

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