It is a Mahākāvya divided into 18 cantos. The main theme of this poetry is Arjuna’s encounter with Śiva who was in the disguise of a Kirāta. This ms consists of up to some portion of the 7th canto. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 30 Folios; Incomplete MS. No colophon f...
It is the foremost Sanskrit lexicographic text. Original text is divided into 3 Kāṇḍas. Each Kāṇḍas are again divided into many Vargas. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 94 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 35X8 cm. Author: Amar...
It is the most celebrated Smṛti text, divided into 12 chapters. The first folio is the list of contents. Date of original material: Between 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE (author's date) 12th-13th century CE (commentator's date). Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 268...
It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This MS consists of the 1st skandha which has 19 cantos. Initial 14 folios are missing. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 77 Folios; Incomplete MS.; Ext...
Bhāgavata Purāṇa (1st skandha with Bhāvārthadīpikā / Gūḍhārthadīpikā commentary)
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It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This ms consists of only the 1st skandha that has 19 cantos. 1st folio is missing. Folio no. 48 is erroneously numbered as 47. Thus each folio after the first 47 bears one mark l...
Bhāgavata Purāṇa (2nd skandha with Bhāvārthadīpikā commentary)
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It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This ms consists of only the 2nd skandha that has 10 cantos. Folio no. 8 is erroneously numbered as 7. Thus each folio after the first 7 bears one mark less than its original num...
Bhāgavata Purāṇa (3rd skandha with Bhāvārthadīpikā commentary)
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It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This ms consists of only the 3rd skandha that has 33 cantos. Folios after the 17th are missing. Date of original material: 6th century CE (probable). Commentator's date 15th cent...
It is a Dharmaśāstra monograph on the laws and rituals of adoption. Date of original material: Late Medieval Period. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 8 Folios; Complete MS.; Extremely fragile. The original size of the folios are 39X7 cm. Author: Vrajanātha Vidyāratna; S...
A Dharmaśāstric text which deals with rituals and rites to be performed by a Hindu. This book is a part of author’s encyclopaedic work, Smṛtitattva that is divided into 28 sections each of which bear the appellation Tattva. 12th and 13th folios are missing. Folios after the 19th are missing. Exte...
It is a Dharmaśāstra-cum-Jyotiṣa text which deals with Janmāṣṭamī (the eighth white lunar fortnight in which Kṛṣṇa took birth). Date of original material: Medieval period. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 16 Folios; Appears to be an Incomplete MS. No colophon found.; Ex...