MS. Sansk. d. 3

MSS. Sansk. d.

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Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra, A. D. 1668.

Summary of Contents: The Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra of the Ṛg-veda, adhyāyas 1–16 complete; the last two, which, however, are of different if not later origin, are missing

Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī

Support: Paper.

Extent: i + 158 + i. The original has 73 + 85 leaves.

Dimensions (binding): 27.3 × 14.0 cm.

Condition

Ff. 24v, 25, 26v, 36v, 37, 44v, 75v, 76v, 77, 78, 86v have lost some letters through abrasion.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

Scribe:(1) f. 73: vṛdhanagaravāstavyaṃābhyaṃ-tarajñātīsutāraśaṃkarasutasutārasurajisutā Avimuktivārāṇasyāṃ madhye Bāīyāṃkena dharmārtha likhitaṃ | śivārpaṇam astu | śrīvīśveśvaraprasādāt | (2) f. 158: vṛdhanagaravāstavyaṃābhyaṃtarajñātyasutārasaṃkarasutasuº sūrajīsutā dharmāartha likhitaṃ Bāīyāṃ | This name may of course be read Bārdayām. In any case read in the Bodl. catal., p. 405a, ‘filii’ for ‘filio.’

History

Origin: A. D. 1668.

that of part (1) is given on f. 73: svastisaṃvat 1724 ⟨1668⟩ varṣe āśvanamāse kṛṣṇapakṣe 6 tithau guruvāsare | That of part (2) on f. 158: svasti śrīsaṃvat 1724 varṣe pauṣaśude | tithau guruvāśare |

Provenance and Acquisition

on ff. 1, 74, appears this notice in a fairly old hand: travāḍigaṇeśanāthasyedaṃ pustakaṃ | dī | Keśavarāmasya paṭhanārthaṃ |

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:

Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1023, p. 82

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. 1023, p. 82

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