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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Subject Philosophy Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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. EAP1294/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/5
Title:
Caturdāsalakṣaṇī
Scope & Content:
This is a treatise on Logic (nyāya) by Gadādhara. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript 105 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 46.5 cm x W 3.4 cm x H 5.8 cm. Condition of original material: Fair, except for a few insect bites. Author(s)/Creator(s): Gadādhara. Scribe(s): Unknown. Re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
107 TIFF images

3. EAP1294/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/7
Title:
A Sanskrit text on logic
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This is a Sanskrit text on Nyāya (logic). Extent: A bundle of 101 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 43.5 cm x W 3.7 cm x H 5.8 cm. Condition of original material: The manuscript is readable. The first few leaves have lost t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
104 TIFF images

4. EAP1294/1/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/11
Title:
Pañcalakṣaṇī
Scope & Content:
This is a Sanskrit treatise on Nyāya (logic). Extent: A manuscript of 45 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 46.5 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 2.4 cm. Condition of original material: Largely readable, except for certain insect damages and 9 broken leaves at the end of bunch. Author...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
92 TIFF images

5. EAP1294/1/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/17
Title:
śitikaņīyyam anumānakhaṇḍam
Scope & Content:
This seems to be a chapter of a work of logic. Extent: Palm-leaf manuscript with 130 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45.5cm x W 3.5 cm x H 3.5 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition but with some insect-bites and chipped edges. Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
132 TIFF images

6. EAP1294/1/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/18
Title:
Mīmāṃsāparibhāṣā
Scope & Content:
This is a brief text on the Pūrvamīmāṃsā philosophical system. Mīmāṃsā. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript that contains 25 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 46.3 cm x W 2.8 cm x H 1 cm. Condition of original material: The leaves are OK, but some of them have marks of insect-hol...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
25 TIFF images

7. EAP1294/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/23
Title:
Saṃhitai iraṇṭām kāṇḍaṃ
Scope & Content:
This is an extract from the Vedic saṃhitās, the second part of a collection, beginning with the Taittirīya saṃhitā. Extent: A bundle of 93 palm-leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47.5 cm x W 3.3 cm x H 4.5 cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition except for insect b...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
95 TIFF images

8. EAP1294/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/25
Title:
Vedāntiṣe?
Scope & Content:
This seems like a Vedāntic text, possibly even Viśiṣṭādvaitic, and possibly more than one text. Extent: A bundle of 93 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 47.3 cm x W 4.5 cm x H 4.8 cm. Condition of original material: Damaged and incomplete bundle. Possibly a composite bu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
95 TIFF images

9. EAP1294/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/26
Title:
3vatu aṣṭakaṃ
Scope & Content:
This seems like an extract from the Saṃhitās. Extent: A bundle of 120 palm leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 38.5 cm x W 3 cm x H 3.5 cm. Condition of original material: Decent condition, despite insect bites and chipped edges. Author(s)/Creator(s): Unknown. Scribe(s): Unk...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
122 TIFF images

10. EAP1294/1/32

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/32
Title:
Viṣayavākyadīpikā
Scope & Content:
This a commentary on the Brahmasūtra by Raṅga Rāmānuja (15th c.). Extent: A manuscript that contains 157 leaves + 6 blank leaves + 2 cover leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 45.5cm x W 3.5cm x H 9cm. Condition of original material: A little insect-eaten but not very bad, comp...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
169 TIFF images