MS. Mill 61
MSS. Mill
A composite paper manuscript containing two manuscript works on philosophy.
Physical Description
Binding
Late 19th-century red-brown textile binding over pasteboard, with description tooled in gold and the shelfmark ‘61’ on the spine. Cardboard cover box.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of William Hodge Mill were purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1849 and 1858.
MS. Mill 61a
A paper manuscript of the Sāṃkhyatattvakaumudī, 1677 CE.
Contents
Physical Description
Condition
In good condition. Occassional smudging of ink and woodworm damage, but no loss of akṣaras.
Layout
10 lines on a folio.
The written area is framed on each side by two marginal lines in red ink.
Hand(s)
Jainanāgarī in black ink; colophon written in red ink. Deletions in white paste.
Scribe: Vinayasuṃdara. ‘F. 45v: Vinayasuṃdarasyādvādinā syādvādāṃgaṃ vicāryya Sāṃkhyatatvakaumudī likhita | anekāṃtasamuditā tamohantrī syāt |’
History
F. 45v: ‘saṃvat 1733 varṣe bhādrakṛṣṇajanmāṣtaṃyāṃ |’
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MS. Mill 61b
An incomplete paper manuscript of the Rājamārtaṇḍa, the commentary to the Yogasūtra, from 1678 CE.
Contents
The colophon calls the work ‘Pātañjalayogaśāstravṛtti’.
Physical Description
Condition
In good condition.
Layout
10 lines on a folio.
The written area is framed on each side by two marginal lines in red ink up between folios 46-49 and 58-92; remaining folios are without a frame.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī in black ink. Mūla passages highlighted in red. Deletions in white paste.
History
F. 98v: ‘saṃvat 1734 caitrakṛṣṇapakṣa 3 bhṛguvāsare |’
Record Sources
Additional Information
Record Sources
Availability
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