MSS. Mill 121–124.
MSS. Mill
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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, A. D. 1572, 1650, 18th cent.?
Contents
The whole of the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa, with the exception of the first two prapāṭhakas of Book XIV, in the Mādhyandina recension
Language(s): Sanskrit.
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Devanāgarī.
(1) For that of Book I see 121, f. 117: adyeha śrīvṛddhanagaravāstavyaṃābhyaṃtaranāgarar-jñātīyavyavapuruṣoltamasutasadāśivena likhitaṃ |
(2) That of Book II must also be Sadāśiva, judging from the identity of the writing.
(3) For that of Book III see f. 325: adyeha, &c. as above. The accentuator is thus described: svarālaṃkṛtam idaṃ pustakaṃ Someśvareṇa |
(4) For that of Book IV see 122, f. 90v: adyeha śrīvṛddhanagaravāstavyaṃābhyaṃtaranāgarajñātīyavya-vapuruṣottamasutadāmodareṇa likhitaṃ |
(5) For that of Book V see f. 158v: adyeha, &c. as in (4). The accentuator is thus described: Yājñikatūnāpautreṇa (?) Yājñi … | Weber, l. c., p. viii, reads the name, which is now illegible, but which may have been plainer before the binding of the MS., as Laghunātha, and the last word may have been svaritaṃ.
(6) For that of Book VI see f. 296; where only the name of the accentuator is specified: svaravākyaṃ kriyate Māhādyevena | Weber, l. c., reads this as Mahādeva.
(7) For that of Book VII see 123, f. 60: adyeha, &c. as in (4). The accentuator is thus described: Yājñikaśrīprabhūjīsutavidyādhareṇedaṃ pustakaṃ hastriṣaṭ nāma saptamakāṃḍe svarālaṃkṛtaṃ |
(8) A note on f.61 tells us that Someśvara, and after him, his son Maheśvara owned Book VIII. The scribe’s name is given on f. 132: adyeha śrīvṛddhanagaravāstavyaṃābhyaṃtaranāgarajñātīyavya-vapuruṣottamasutadāmodarasadāśivena likhitaṃ | This shows that Dāmodara and Sadāśiva are identical. The name of the accentuator is given as: Kalyāṃṇayīkena svarapradattā |
(9) The scribe of Book IX is given on f. 197v in the same words as in (1). The accentuator is thus described: Yājñikaśrīprabhūjīputreṇa Vidyādhareṇa svaradattāḥ | śrīr astu | Vidyādhareṇedaṃ pustakaṃ |
(10) The scribe of Book X is given on f. 255v as in (4). The accentuator is thus described: Yā | śrīkṛṣṇaputreṇa Prabhūjīkena svaradattāḥ |
(11) The scribe of Book XI is given on f. 315 as in (4).
(12) The scribe of Book XII is given on 124, f. 62: Vyavapuruṣottamasutadāmodareṇa likhitaṃ | The accentuator is described as in (9).
(13) The scribe of Book XIII is given on f. 122v as in (4). The accentuator is thus described: Yājñikaśrīprabhūjīkasya Vīdyā |
(14) The scribe of Book XIV is given on f. 289: pure Vārāṇasikṣetre Biṃdumādhavasaṃnnidhau | Pītāṃbareṇa likhitaṃ pustakam upaniṣadaṃ ǁ 1 ǁ
History
121: for Book I the date is given on f. 117: saṃvat 1707 (= a. d. 1651) varṣe pauṣavadya 11 śanau | For Book III on f. 325: saṃvat 1706 (= a. d. 1650) varṣe āśvanavadya 4 guru | No date is assigned to Book II, but it must be of the same period as Books I and III. Book III was accented in saṃvat 1745 (= a. d. 1689) nā mārgaśīrṣakṛṣṇa 4 dine.
122: Book IV is dated on f. 90v: saṃvat 1705 (= a. d. 1649) Varṣe śrāvaṇamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe amāvāsyāyāṃ tithau somavāsare | Book V is dated on f. 158v: saṃvat 1705 varṣe pauṣamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe dvitīyāyāṃ tithau guruvāsare | The accents were added: saṃvat 1713 (= a. d. 1657) varṣe jyeṣṭhavadi 10 some | Book VI is dated on f. 296v: saṃvat 1628 (= a. d. 1572) varṣe caitraśudi 6 budhe.
123: Book VII is dated on f. 60: saṃvat 1706 varṣe āśāḍhamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe ekādaśyāṃ tithau guruvāsare | The accentuation was added: saṃvat 1745 (= a. d. 1689) varṣe vaiśāṣaśudya 13 some | Book VIII is dated on f. 132: saṃvat 1706 varṣe śrāvaṇavadya 14 guru | The accentuation was added: saṃvat 1745 varṣe mārgaśīrṣakṛṣṇapaṃcamyāṃ śanau | Book IX is dated on f. 197v: saṃvat 1706 varṣe bhādrapadaśudya 9 ravau | The accentuation was added: saṃvat 1744 (= a. d. 1688) varṣe māghavadi 11 some | Book X is dated on f. 255v: saṃvat 1706 varṣe kārttikamāse śuklapakṣe daśamyāṃ tithau śanivāsare | It was accented: saṃvat 1715 (= a. d. 1659) varṣe jyaiṣṭhamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe aṣṭamyāṃ tithau guruvāsare | Book XI is dated on f. 315: saṃvat 1706 varśe caitramāse śuklapakṣe trayodaśyāṃ tithau guruvāsare |
124: Book XII is dated on f. 62: saṃvat 1706 varṣe pauṣamāse śuklapakṣe ekadasyāṃ tithau guruvāsare | It was accented: saṃvat 1744 varṣe phāguṇavadi 1 budhe | Book XIII is dated on f. 122v: saṃvat 1705 varṣe prathamaāṣāḍhamāse śuklapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ tithau budhe | It was accented: svastisaṃvat 1744 varṣe phālguṇaśudi 2 budhe |. Book XIV is not dated, but may have been written about a. d. 1750.
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