It is a Dharmaśāstric text which deals with the religious vows. This book is a part of author’s encyclopaedic work, Smṛtitattva that is divided into 28 sections each of which bear the appellation Tattva. Folios after the 3rd one are missing; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS. No colohon found...
It is a commentary on Vopadeva’s Kavikalpadruma, which is a versified lexicon of Sanskrit verb roots along with their meanings (Dhātupāṭha). It is a fragmented manuscript. The text abruptly ends on the first page of the 10th folio; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS. No colohon found; Place of...
This text is a part of his smṛti digest called Kṛtyacintāmaṇi. It deals with the result of certain dreams. The manuscript was copied in Kalikātā (Calcutta [Kolkata]); Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Place of composition: Tirhut; Date of copying: 11th day of the month of Phālguna in 1209 Beng...
This is a Tāntric text that describes the Śaktipīṭhas. The colophon calls the text as Pīṭhamālā. The first line is “atha pīṭhatantrasya pīṭhamāhātmyam ucyate”; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Date of copying: Not mentioned. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly distr...
This text extols the spiritual virtues of the story of Rāmāyaṇa. It comprises around 4200 double verses embedded in the latter portion of Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa. Taking the form of a dialogue between Śiva and Pārvatī, it contains the ideal characteristics of Lord Rama and the precepts related to devot...
This is a commentary on Mammaṇta’s Kāvyaprakāśa, the magnum opus on Sanskrit poetics. The text abruptly ends on the first page of the 36th folio; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS; Date of copying: Not mentioned. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir B...
A monograph on the parts of speech, tenses, cases and compounds, explaining the doctrines of various grammars on logical principles; Complete / Incomplete: Complete manuscript; Place of composition: Bengal; Date of copying: Not mentioned. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Ho...
It is a famous Sanskrit poetry / Mahākāvya about the story of Nala, the king of Niṣadha and Damayantī, the princess of Vidarbha. The Pūrvabhāga contains the text up to 11th canto; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Place of composition: Kannauj (Some scholars claim he is originally from Bengal)...
It is a purāṇic text. Folios after the 71st one are missing; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS. No colohon found; Date of copying: Not found. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good...
This is a hymn to the Goddess Vagalāmukhī. This hymn is said to be a part of the Rudrajāmala, a Tantra text. Folios are torn on sides; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Date of copying: Not mentioned. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir wa...