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Project / Collection Private Collections of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts from the Tamil Country Place Tamil Nadu, India

31. EAP1294/1/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/30
Title:
Kāvyadarpaṇaṃ
Scope & Content:
This is a Sanskrit work on poetics. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 93 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 48 cm x W 3.5 cm x H 5 cm. Condition of original material: The letters are legible, but the leaves bears marks of insect hles and some edges are broken as well. Author...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
97 TIFF images

32. EAP1294/1/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/31
Title:
Medical and astrological tips
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This bundle contains medical and astrological tips, as well as the owner's jottings. மருத்துவக் குறிப்புகள், நாடி சாஸ்த்திரம், கந்தனனுபூதி, சோதிடம். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 89 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 29cm x W...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
97 TIFF images

33. 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

34. EAP1294/1/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/33
Title:
pādukāsahasram ṭīkāpradīpiksahitam
Scope & Content:
This work by Vedānta Deśikā) is accompanied in this manuscript by the commentary Ṭīkā (Śrīnivāsadāsa) and sub-commentary Pradīpikā (Hāritanṛsiṃha). Citrakāvyam (flashy poetry). Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 197 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 44cm x W 4cm x H 13 cm. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
6 Jun 1842
Extent:
199 TIFF images

35. EAP1294/1/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/34
Title:
Bhāgavataṃ saptamaskandaṃ mutal
Scope & Content:
This is the 7th canto of the Bhāgavatapurāṇa. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 271 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 40.5 cm x W 5 cm x H 8.5 cm. Condition of original material: Good condition. Author(s)/Creator(s): Purāṇic material. Scribe(s): Unknown. Related countri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
274 TIFF images

36. EAP1294/1/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/35
Title:
tiruviḷaiyāṭaṟ purāṇam
Scope & Content:
This Purāṇa in Tamil describes the sacred sports of Lord Śiva who came to this world out of love for his devotees. சிவபெருமான் பூலோகத்திற்கு வந்து உயிர்கள்மீது அன்புகொண்டு செய்த திருவிளையாடல்களை விளக்கும் நூல். Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 284 leaves. Size and dimensions of original ma...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tamil
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
288 TIFF images

37. EAP1294/1/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/36
Title:
Śaivavaiṣṇavakam
Scope & Content:
This seems like a treatise that deals with the tenets of Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 113 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 42.8 cm x W 3 cm x H 5.8 cm. Condition of original material: Some of the leaves are badly damaged (broken, insect bites)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
117 TIFF images

38. EAP1294/1/37

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/37
Title:
An anonymous Sanskrit work (probably in praise of the river Kāverī)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript does not have a formal title. This seems like a Sanskrit work in praise of the river Kāverī. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript with 185 leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 41 cm x W 3 cm x H 4 cm. Condition of original material: Some of the leaves are badly damag...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
88 TIFF images

39. EAP1294/1/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1294/1/38
Title:
Rāmāyaṇa - Bālakāṇḍam
Scope & Content:
This is the first chapter of this epic. Extent: A palm-leaf manuscript of 50 leaves + extra blank leaves. Size and dimensions of original material: L 36cm x W 5.5cm x 2.5cm. Condition of original material: Fair condition but with some insect-made holes and broken leaves. Author(s)/Creator(s)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1750-1900
Extent:
56 TIFF images

40. 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