A complete copy of the famous Sanskrit epic poem. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 58 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W 3.3 L 20.2. 2 string holes; 2 wooden covers; 1 string (modern). Owner(s) of original material: Brahmaswam M...
A hitherto unknown, extensive copy of Sureśvara's great sub-commentary on Śaṅkara's gloss on the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad. The numeration, in 8 adhyāyas, differs from that of the editions, but is generally found in the Thrissur manuscripts. Note the presence of an elaborate colophon, with scribal ve...
A hitherto unknown, extensive copy of Sureśvara's great sub-commentary on Śaṅkara's gloss on the Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad. The numeration, in 8 adhyāyas, differs from that of the editions, but is generally found in the Thrissur manuscripts. The manuscript is in a poor state of preservation, and very...
A kāvya work on a topic taken from the Mahābhārata; the author, other work of whom are found in the Thrissur collection, might originate from Kerala. Many leaves are missing from the bundle. The text is divided into 6 ā́vāsas, as follows: 1 to 11v: first; 11v to 26r: 2nd; 26r to 39r: 3rd; 39r to...
A little-known independent treatise on Advaita-Vedānta in 12 chapters (varṇakas), of uncertain date but no doubt belonging to the second millennium (see Thangaswami 1980: 437-438). The work is essentially meant as an introduction to the study of the Yogavāsiṣṭha (K. Narayanaswami Aiyar & ...
A standard work on Mīmāṃsā, dated back to the 14th century; this manuscript testifies, among others, for a sustained study of Mīmāṃsā (Vedic ritual exegesis) in Thrissur in the last centuries. The work is transmitted in a very fragmentary way. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. ...
A famous 13th-century Sanskrit commentary on Bopadeva's Muktāphala, which is itself a theological treatise in the form of a compilation of verses from the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. One of the rare Vaiṣṇava works found in the Thrissur collection. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent...
An important, unpublished Advaita work. The text, mentioned by Thangaswami( 1980, p. 388), is a commentary by Rāmānanda Tīrtha on Viṣṇubhaṭṭa Upādhyāya's Ṛjuvivaraṇa, itself a commentary on Prakāśātman's Pañcapādikāvivaraṇa. The title found on the former label ('Bhāṣyavyākhyā'); the wooden cover...
This bundle, which presumably was used for teaching purposes, contains a fragment of Prakāśātman's classical commentary on the Pañcapādikā, called Vivaraṇa, and a collection of fragments of works of Mīmāṃsā on the topic of inference, only some of which could be identified. Custodial history: Fo...
Bundle comprising an important Vedāntic text, followed by invocations. The bundle starts with one stray leaf, with a fragment of Śaṅkara's Brahmasūtrabhāṣya. Custodial history: Former ownership is not known. Extent and format of original material: 100 leaves. Physical characteristics: Size: W...