MS. Sansk. e. 8 a
MSS. Sansk. e.
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Śaunaka’s Bṛhaddevatā, 18th cent.?
Contents
The Bṛhaddevatā by Śaunaka Ācārya, in eight adhyāyas
Language(s): Sanskrit.
Incipit: ǁ śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | śrīsararvatyai namaḥ ǁ o 3 m ǁ namaskṛtyāma) o 3 m maṃtradṛgbhyo namaskṛtyā samāmnāyānupūrvaśaḥ | sūktargarddharcapādānām ṛgbhyo vakṣyāmi daivataṃ ǁ veditavyaṃ daivataṃ hi maṃtre maṃtre prayatnataḥ | daivatajño hi maṃtrāṇāṃ tadartham avagachati ǁ &c.
Explicit: svādhyāyam api yo ’dhīta maṃtradaivatavid vaviḥ | sa tatra sa divaḥ svarge svargasadbhidyate | āptā khāpyaṇādhāraṃ vicivyātmanam ātmano | vakṣyamāṇo dyuto saṃdhi ṛco daivatya-ṣṭet | sa brahmā na tam anyaṃ tadhayonisad asato vrataṃ | madac cāṇvaviviśvaṃsaṃ viśati jyor uttamaṃ viśati jyotir uttamam iti ǁ 28 ǁ ǁ iti Vṛhaddevatyā aṣṭamo ’dhyāyaḥ ǁ
Physical Description
Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: ii + 106
Dimensions (binding): 21.0 × 10.2 cm.
Hand(s)
Devanāgarī.
History
Origin: 18th cent.?
probably early 18th cent., or rather late 17th.
Provenance and Acquisition
Record Sources
Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 891, p. 21
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. 891, p. 21
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