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MS. Sansk. c. 131 (R)

MSS. Sansk. c.

NOTE: This record has yet to be fully checked.

Fragment on Dharma, Kanyādāna, 18th cent.?

Contents

Four leaves of some treatise on dharma

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Palm-leaves, held together by a string passing through a central hole.
Extent: + +
Dimensions (binding): × cm.

Hand(s)

Bengālī.

History

Origin: 18th cent.?

perhaps early 18th century, but may be considerably older.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1900 from Dr. A. F. R. Hoernle.

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1500, p. 283

Availability

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Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1500, p. 283

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