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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1294/2 Subject Poetry

1. EAP1294/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2
Title:
Villiampākkam collection
Scope & Content:
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, temple rites, Śaiva praise verses, vedic etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 78 bundles of palm-leaf manuscripts. Condition of original material: Many of the palm-leaf manuscripts that co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Malayalam, Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
7788 TIFF images

2. EAP1294/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/2
Title:
Lineage of the Ācāryas and a ritual text
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a multiple text manuscript with a work of praise on the lineage of Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas and a ritual text. Extent: This is a bundle of 44 palmleaf manuscripts. Size and dimensions of original material: L 38.5 cm x W 3 cm x H 2.2 cm. Condition...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
46 TIFF images

3. EAP1294/2/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/19
Title:
Durgāsahasranāmāvalī
Scope & Content:
This is a prayer that gives Durgā's thousand names. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 43 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39cm x W 2.9 cm x H 2 cm. Condition of original material: Most leaves are in a good condition, except for a few that are broken. And the manuscript se...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
45 TIFF images

4. EAP1294/2/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/21
Title:
Verses on Śiva
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. These are verses in praise of Śiva, which seem to begin with his 108 names. Extent: A bundle of 17 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 30 cm x W 2.6cm x H 0.6 cm. Condition of original material: Badly damaged, with the left s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
19 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/2/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/26
Title:
Devatāstotrāṇi
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains praise-poems on various deities in Sanskrit. Extent: A bundle of 43 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 24 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 2.3 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition although some leaves are slightly broken around the right edges. Au...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
45 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/2/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/32
Title:
Stotrapāṭham
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains many praise-poems with verses of eulogy on various deities and preceptors by śrīvaiṣṇava ācāryas such as āḷavantār, Veṅkatanātha, and so forth. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 216 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 28.7 cm x W 4.3 Cm x H 23.4 Cm. Co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
112 TIFF images

7. EAP1294/2/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/33
Title:
Stotrapāṭhaṃ
Scope & Content:
This bundle contains the text of a few praise poems, and possibly the birth charts (horoscope) of a few people. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 27 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45 cm x W 42.5 Cm x H 2.5 Cm. Condition of original material: This seems like a composite ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
33 TIFF images

8. EAP1294/2/50

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/50
Title:
Stotras in Sanskrit
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This seems like a compilations of praise poems (stotras) in Sanskrit on various deities such as Sundareśvara and Saunadaravallī. Extent: A manuscript with 17 palm leaves . Size and dimensions of original material: L 40 cm x W 3 cm x H 2 cm. Condi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
19 TIFF images

9. EAP1294/2/60

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/2/60
Title:
A prayer for Śiva and medical tips
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a composite bundle, an incomplete one as well. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 48 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 30 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 2.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged bundle and a composite one. Au...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
50 TIFF images