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MS. A. Walker 179

MSS. A. Walker

NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.

Physical Description

Form: pothi
Support: paper
Extent: ii + 229 + ii. The five parts in the original foliation have 51 +45 +8 +31 +93 leaves.
Dimensions (folio): 27.9 × 16.5 cm.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Alexander Walker was presented to the Bodleian Library by his son, William Walker, in 1845.

MS. A. Walker 179a

Ānandalaharī, A. D. 1779.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

Physical Description

Hand(s)

f. 51: lakhāvitaṃ agnihotrīvyāsaśrī 5 tulasī sutabhūdeciraṃjīvī | Probably lakhāvitaṃ simply means written. Cf. 113.

History

Origin: 1779

f. 51: saṃvat 1835 ⟨1779⟩ nā varṣe caitravadi 1 gurau |

Record Sources

Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 169, pp. 21-22

MS. A. Walker 179b

Viṣṇusahasranāma, A. D. 1782.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

Physical Description

Hand(s)

f. 96v: agnihotrīvyāsatulaśīsutabhudevanāmnā likhitaṃ |

History

Origin: 1782

f. 96v: saṃvat 1838 ⟨1782⟩ nā śrāvaṇaśudi 7 bhṛgau likhitaṃ |

Record Sources

Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 30, p. 4

MS. A. Walker 179c

Vṛttaratnākara, A. D. 1770.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

History

Origin: 1770

Record Sources

Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 462, p. 57

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