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MSS. Mill 151–154

MSS. Mill

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Ṛg-veda, Saṃhitāpāṭha, A. D. 1754–1757.

Contents

The Saṃhitā text of the Ṛg-veda, accentuated, complete in eight aṣṭakas or ogdoads

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: + +
Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Condition

in 151 a few letters of the text have disappeared on f. 119.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

History

Origin: A. D. 1754–1757.

śake 1679 ⟨1757⟩ is given at the end of the second and fourth aṣṭakas; śake 1677 ⟨1755⟩ at the end of the third; and śake 1676 ⟨1754⟩ at the end of the eighth aṣṭaka. The other aṣṭakas are undated.

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of William Hodge Mill were purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1849 and 1858.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 871, pp. 12-13

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. 871, pp. 12-13

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