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MS. Sansk. f. 11

MSS. Sansk. f.

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Vedic Hymns, 18th cent.?

Contents

Four sets of Vedic hymns, text in the Saṃhitā form, without accents, except that the ‘1’ is marked

Language(s): Sanskrit.

1. [fols. 1v-9]

The Viṣṇusūkta.

Incipit: śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ Vedapuruṣāya namaḥ | oṃ ato devā avaṃtu &c. |
2. [fols. 9-21v]

The Vāmanasūkta.

Incipit: asya vāmasya palitasya hotuḥ &c. |
3. [fols. 21v-32]

The Manyusūkta.

Incipit: yas te manyo ’vidhad &c. |
Explicit: Manyusūkta samāptaḥ |
4. [fols. 32v-38]

The Vāksūkta,

Incipit: ahaṃ Rudrebhir &c. |

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Paper.
Extent: iii + 38 + ii
Dimensions (binding): 15.6 × 9.8 cm.

Hand(s)

Devanāgarī.

History

Origin: 18th cent.?

probably about the middle of the 18th cent.

Provenance and Acquisition

Record Sources

Summary description abbreviated from the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 890 (1–4), 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. 890 (1–4), p. 21

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