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This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. This manuscript is related to medicine. It contains details of illnesses related to indigestion, diarrhea, jaundice etc. The protecticve cover is not availab...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It consists details of oil for breast milk related discomfort, illnesses of the nostrils, headaches, other bodily aches, massage oils, chest cough, rodent bi...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It is written by Caṅkarācāriyār (also known as Caṅkarāccāriya Cuvāmikaḷ). It provides an overview of the Siddha medicinal concepts such as the five elements,...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. This is a copy of the Villiputtūr Mahāpāratam dated to the 15th C, is a significant Tamil rendition of the epic text. It has been recognised by scholars for ...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. This is a copy of the Civañāṉacittiyār Parapakkam created in the 13th C. It is a dialogic text that lays out reasons for the value of Caiva Cittānta philoso...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It mentions multiple herbs used for medicinal purposes as well as names of animals and of bone marrow and other such details. Extent: 116.0. Size and dimen...
அகத்தியநாயனார் அருளிச் செய்த நாலு காண்ட சாலத்தில் 3 ஆம் காண்டமான இந்திரசால வித்தையும் 4ஆம் காண்டமான இந்திரசாலம், மந்திரகாண்டம், மோடி வித்தை என்பன்வும் காணப்படுகின்றன.
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This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. In the tradition of Siddha Medicinal texts where authors mention the saint Akattiyar as having blessed the text, this text mentions various chants related to...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It addresses the subject of astrology. It is dated to Nov. 22nd 1912. This is a translation of a Sanskrit text into Tamil. Extent: 156.0. Size and dimensio...
This material is a palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written in Tamil verse in the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It is a glossary of Tamil proper nouns. From the letter a to v the words also have meanings listed.This is an important source as it shows the circulation of...
This material is a Tamil palm-leaf manuscript from Kondavil, Sri Lanka. It is written by Amirtacākarar. It is written in Tamil verse during the period of 1800-1850 in Tamil script. It is a copy of an ancient Tamil grammatical work and conists of three chapters. It describes the Tamil grammar str...
