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

1. EAP1294/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1
Title:
Kalliṭaikuṟicci collection
Scope & Content:
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, Pāninian Grammar, Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise, Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry, Dharmaśāstra, Citrakāvyam, Kāvya, Mīmāṃsā, vedic, Pramāṇa, Vyākaraṇa etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 108 bundles of palm-lea...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
13380 TIFF images

2. EAP1294/1/39

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/39
Title:
Five Vaiṣṇava/Viśiṣṭādvaitic Works
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains five Vaiṣṇava works. Includes Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry and Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise. Extent: A manuscript that contains 103 palm leaves of the Talipot variety (corypha Umbraculifera). Size and dimensions of original material: L 10 cm x ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
103 TIFF images

3. 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

4. EAP1294/1/74

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/74
Title:
Rahasyatrayaṃ mū[la]mantrādhikāraṃ mutal sārāsvādini
Scope & Content:
This is an extract from Vedānta Deśika's Rahasyatrayasāram with the Rasāsvādini commentary. Extent: A bundle of 159 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 9.5 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition despite a few insect bites. Author(s)/Creat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
161 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/1/103

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/103
Title:
Kiṣkindhākāṇḍaṃ Sundarakāṇḍaṃ prathama vyākhyānaṃ
Scope & Content:
These are two chapters from the Rāmāyana with a commentary. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 177 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 43 cm x W 3.7 cm x H 10.5 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged bundle, likely to be a composite one. Author(s)/Creator(s): Vālmīki. Sc...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
179 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/1/106

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/106
Title:
Sāraprakāśikā (Rahasyatrayavyākhyā)
Scope & Content:
This is a commentary on Vedānta Deśika's Rahasyatrayasāra, a theological treatise. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 280 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 3.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. Author(s)/Creator(s): Śrīnivāsa. Scribe(s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Manipravalam, Sanskrit, and Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
285 TIFF images

7. 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