Viṣṇusahasranāmastotra of Anuśāsana parvan of Mahābhārata, Gaṅgāstotra and Gaṅgāpraṇāma of Brahmapurāṇa
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This ms consists of three texts. The first text (folio 1 to folio 6) reckons the thousand names of Viṣṇu. It is a part of the Dānadharma Parvan, an upaparvan under the Anuśāsana parvan of the Mahābhārata. The second text (from the first page of 7th folio to the middle of the last page of 7th foli...
Short biography of Khadija, Fatima, Ayesha and Rabeya four female figures of Islam. Date of original material: 1851 [Shaka] 1929. Calendar/Era: Sakabda/Saka . Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original v...
Mahapurusha Mohammad o tatprabartita Eslama dharmma arthat Mahapurusha Mohammed er jibani ebong katipoy pramanik dharmmetihasa grantha haite sankalita tadiya dharmmera sarsamgraha ebong samalocana (Mohammad and his Religion being the short life of the Pr
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Biography of prophet Muhammad and his messages on religion taken from the holy Koran, Hades and other Islamic texts. Date of original material: 1917. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the b...
Sources of Vijayanagar history : selected and edited for the university
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Collection of documents on the history of Vijayanagar. It contained different documents from the court of Vijayanagar dynasty and civilizations from the ancient to colonial times. Date of original material: 1919. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical charact...
Bedantaparibhasha (treatise on the Vedanta philosophy by Dharma raja dhwarindra)
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Treatise on the Vedanta philosophy by Dharma Raja Dhwarindra. Edited and annotated by Jibananda Vidyasagar (1844 - 1910). Date of original material: 1875. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Sanskrit; Brittle and damaged by...
Subodhā (Commentary on Mugdhabodha) (only the section on Samāsa)
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It is a commentary on Vopadeva's Sanskrit grammar called 'Mugdhabodha'. On the first page of the folio of this ms Kārakapāda is concluded and the section on Samāsa begins. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: 19 Folios; Incomplete MS. No colophon found.; Extremely fragile. ...
Vaṭukabhairavastotra of Āpaduddhārakalpa of Viśvasāroddhāra Tantra and Aparājitāstotra
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This ms contains two hymns. The first is a hymn to the Śaivite God Bhairava called Vaṭuka. This is said to be a part of Āpaduddhārakalpa of Viśvasāroddhāra Tantra. Aparājitāstotra is a hymn of Goddess Aparājitā. It starts on the last page of the 6th folio. Extent and format of original and physic...
Bhāgavatapurāṇa (1st to 5th Skandhas with Bhāvārthadīpikā commentary)
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It is one of the 18 Mahāpurāṇas and a canonical text of the Vaishnavas. It is divided into 12 chapters called Skandha. This MS consists of the skandhas from 1st to 5th which have 19, 10, 33, 31 and 26 cantos respectively. Date of original material: 6th century CE (probable). Commentator's date 15...