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MS. A. Walker 215

MSS. A. Walker

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Bhāgavata Purāṇa with Bhāvārthadīpikā, A. D.1794.

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper
Extent: i + 480 + i. The original foliation numbers each skandha severally, having (215) 77 + 43+118 + 97 + 83 + 62 + (216) 57 + 45 + 48+ 143 + (128+ 129) + 32 leaves.
Dimensions (binding): 39.7 × 25.4 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī in black ink.

f. 120: likhyataṃ paṃ Kalabhavānedasena | It is correctly spelt ºdāsena in 215, ff. 238, 418v; 216, ff. 293v, 422v.

History

Origin: 1794.

f. 77v: śrīsaṃvat 1850 ⟨1794⟩ |

f. 120: saṃvat saptarṣa 69 ⟨1793–1794⟩ |

Provenance and Acquisition

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

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Keith, Appendix to Vol. I, no. 811, 812 , p. 102

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:

    Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library: Appendix to Vol. I (Oxford, 1909), no. 811, 812 , p. 102
    Theodor Aufrecht, Codices Sanscriticos complectens, vol. 1. (Oxford, 1864), no. 811, 812, p. 349

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