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MS. Wilson 570

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Indices to the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, &c., A. D. 1827.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Table of contents of the volume

2. [fols. 2-95]

Index to the Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa, giving chapter (only as far as chapter 92), leaf, and page according to a MS. of 158 leaves.

3. [fols. 96-147]

Index to the first part of the Śiva Purāṇa, giving leaf and page according to a MS. of 112 leaves.

4. [fols. 148-212]

Index to the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the Śiva Purāṇa, giving chapter, leaf, and page according to a MS. of 88 leaves, containing 36 chapters.

5. [fols. 214-231]

Index to the first part of the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, giving leaf and page according to a MS. of 98 leaves.

6. [fols. 232-256]

Index to the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the Gaṇeśa Purāṇa, giving leaf and page according to a MS. of 208 leaves.

7. [fols. 258-354]

Index to the first part of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, giving chapter, leaf, and page according to a MS. of 218 leaves, containing 124 chapters.

8. [fols. 356-403]

Index to the Uttarakhanda of the Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, giving chapter, leaf, and page according to a MS. of 78 leaves, containing 33 chapters.

9. [fols. 404-414]

Index (not complete) to the Vratārka, giving leaf, page, and line of a MS., the last leaf mentioned being 452.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: 416
Dimensions (binding): 32.7 × 22.2 cm.

Condition

ff. 258–260 and 312 are slightly damaged.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

‘Copied by R. D.,’ f. 214. R. D. is Ranj Kissow Doss, see MS. Wilson 563 (1213).

History

Origin: A. D. 1827.

the date April 28, 1827, is given on f. 359v; and the date June 7, 1827, on the last page (f. 414).

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. 1219 (1–9), p. 163

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. 1219 (1–9), p. 163

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