MS. Wilson 475

MSS. Wilson

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Durgacārya’s Niruktavṛtti, A. D. 1887.

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

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī

Support: Paper.

Extent: ii + 150 + ii

Dimensions (binding): 27.6 × 14.0 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

f. 150: adyeha śrīnaṃdapadre mahārāṇa-śrīdurgasiṃhavijayarājye māhāmāttimahaṃśrīkarmma-sīpratipattau (?) ābhyaṃtaranāgarajñātīyadlkṣitakalha-ṇasutadsīkṣitaśrīrāmasya śrīniruktabhāṣyaṃ śrībhṛgude ratre (?) liṣitaṃ | The Bodl. catal., p. 384b, gives Rāma as the scribe. The ordinary use of language would make him the owner.

History

Origin: A. D. 1887.

f. 150: saṃvat 1443 ⟨1387⟩ varṣe śrāvanaśudi 8 aṣṭamyāṃ gurudine | The date is no doubt genuine, as the writing is consistently in the old style, and the paper appears to be ancient.

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. 1085, p. 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. 1085, p. 108

Funding of Cataloguing

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A catalogue of South Asian Manuscripts at the Bodleian Libraries