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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Language Sanskrit

51. EAP1294/1/59

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/59
Title:
Ācāryacampū
Scope & Content:
This is a hagiographic text that narrates the life of Vedānta Deśika. It is also known as Śrī Vedāntācārya Vijaya. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 93 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5cm x W 3.5cm x H 6cm. Condition of original material: Not bad, but the later leaves a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
97 TIFF images

52. EAP1294/1/60

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/60
Title:
Three Sanskrit texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains different types of Sanskrit texts (literature, rituals, and more rituals). Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 25 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 36.2cm x W 3 cm x H 1.5 cm. Condition of original material: D...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
25 TIFF images

53. EAP1294/1/61

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/61
Title:
Stotrapāṭhaṃ
Scope & Content:
These are Vedānta Deśika's praise poems in Sanskrit. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 122 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 40 cm x W 3.2 cm x H 3.5 cm. Condition of original material: Badly damaged leaves. Author(s)/Creator(s): Vedānta Deśika. Scribe(s): Unknown. Relate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
124 TIFF images

54. EAP1294/1/62

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/62
Title:
Miscellanea
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains praise-poems, commentary on mantras, etc. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 102 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47.5 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 5.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged leaves. Author(s)/Cre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
104 TIFF images

55. EAP1294/1/63

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/63
Title:
Āraṇapustakam
Scope & Content:
This looks like a manual on Vedic rituals. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 86 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: Some of the leaves are badly damaged (broken, insect bites), while a few others seem less so. Aut...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
89 TIFF images

56. EAP1294/1/64

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/64
Title:
Sanskrit texts and personal note book
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle seems to contain incomplete extracts of various unidentified Sanskrit texts, and also leaves that have served as a personal note book. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 98 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 50 cm x W...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
100 TIFF images

57. EAP1294/1/67

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/67
Title:
Miscellanea
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains many different types of texts, including Vedāntic texts, medical tips and a retelling of the Rāmāyaṇa. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 112 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 6.5 cm. Con...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
114 TIFF images

58. EAP1294/1/68

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/68
Title:
mūṇāvatu aṣṭakam
Scope & Content:
This seems like an extract from the Saṃhitās. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 106 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.5 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 5.5 cm. Condition of original material: Partly damaged bundle (insect bites, broken leaves) but the writing is still more or less legi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
108 TIFF images

59. EAP1294/1/69

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/69
Title:
Prayogacandrikā
Scope & Content:
This seems to be a practice manual of the Dharmaśāstras. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 95 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged leaves in general, but some are intact. This looks like a composite manuscript. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
100 TIFF images

60. EAP1294/1/70

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/70
Title:
Viṣayavākyamūlam, kaṭhādupaniṣattukkaḷ, prāyaścittaprapatti, viśiṣṭādvaitanirūpaṇaṃ
Scope & Content:
While the title page mentions different works, it does seem that only a few Upaniṣadic texts and a work by a pontiff of the Ahobila Matha have survived. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 72 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 39 cm x W 3.8 cm x H 4 cm. Condition of original ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
74 TIFF images