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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/21
Title:: ലഘുവായ ഉപനിഷത്ത് അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: The bundle contains a large number of lesser-known (and sometimes very short) Upaniṣads; these are often found in several very different versions, and those transmitted in manuscripts often widely differ from the printed versions, which makes this document an important testimony for their transm...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 269 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/22
Title:: ബൃഹദാരണ്യകോപനിഷത്
Scope & Content:: An incomplete copy (end missing) of presumably the oldest Upaniṣad, belonging to the white Yajurveda. The bundle contains adhyāyas 3 to 5 (the last incomplete), divided as follows: 0 to 18r: 3rd adhyāya; 18r to 40v: 4th adhyāya; 40v to 56: 5th adhyāya (incomplete). Custodial history: Former own...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 124 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/23
Title:: മഹാവാക്യവിവേകവ്യാഖ്യാ
Scope & Content:: A commentary on a section of the Pañcadaśī, called Mahāvākyaviveka ("Critical examination of the Great Sayings"), by Vidyāraṇya's disciple Rāmakṛṣṇa. The bundle contains a stray leaf with anonymous praise of the guru, and there is some confusion in the numeration (no. 28 found three times). The ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 128 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/24
Title:: പൗരാണിക ഉപനിഷത്തുകള് അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: The bundle contains six Upaniṣad, belonging to the older group. Most of them are complete. This is one of the many such collections of classical Upaniṣads found in Thrissur. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 125 leaves. Physical characte...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 261 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/25
Title:: ഭഗവദ്ഗീതാ
Scope & Content:: A complete copy of the famous Sanskrit epic poem. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 58 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 3.3 L 20.2. 2 string holes; 2 wooden covers; 1 string (modern). Owner(s) of original material: Brahmaswam M...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 120 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/26
Title:: പ്രപഞ്ചസാരവിവരണം
Scope & Content:: An incomplete copy of the Prapañcasāravivaraṇa, a famous Tantric work, with Advaita leanings, sometimes attributed to Padmapāda, the alleged founder of Thekke Madham in Thrissur. The text is an extensive commentary on the Prapañcasāra, generally ascribed to Śaṅkara. The present copy contains 30 ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 248 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/27
Title:: വേദാന്തസൂത്രം
Scope & Content:: A complete copy of the foundational work of Vedānta, attributed to sage Bādarāyaṇa, in four books (adhyāya) divided as follows: 0 to 7v: 1st adhyāya; 7v to 15r: 2nd adhyāya; 15r to 24r: 3rd adhyāya; 24r to 34v: 4th adhyāya. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 88 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/28
Title:: സമ്മിശ്രമായ അദ്വൈത സംബന്ധിയും അചാരങ്ങളുടേയും കൃതി അടങ്ങിയ ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: A composite bundle, containing three basic Advaita works, along with instructions for special ceremonies to be conducted by saṃnyāsins. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 44 leaves, among which 5 are left blank. Physical characteristics: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Malayalam and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 93 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/29
Title:: ഛാന്ദോഗ്യോപനിഷത് ഭാഷ്യം
Scope & Content:: A hitherto unknown complete copy of Śaṅkara's commentary on the Chāndogyopaniṣad, in Grantha script. This script widely used to write Sanskrit in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, but not in Kerala, so this might be an indication on the provenance of the manuscript. The work is organised in ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 315 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1039/1/30
Title:: അദ്വൈതം, ഭക്തി, ആചാരം അടങ്ങിയ സമ്മിശ്ര ഗ്രന്ഥം
Scope & Content:: A composite bundle containing a large variety of works: Advaitic treatises (some little known), devotional works, extracts from epics and other classical Sanskrit works, ritual instructions, etc. Most probably the private property of a monk, possibly used for teaching or self-study. Custodial h...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1700-1850
Extent:: 336 TIFF images

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