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
Funding of Cataloguing
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