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IO SAN 3377

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032-003720409
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IO SAN 3377
Title:
Raudrī Meghamālā
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
ff. 21
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Sanskrit
Scripts:
Devanagari
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
1700-1799
Era:
CE
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IO SAN 3377

Raudrī Meghamālā

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

Title: Raudrī Meghamālā

A series of meteorological and astrological observations on clouds and rain.

Imperfect. It breaks off fol. 21v.

The Ms. is deplorably incorrect. One or two lacunae are marked. Red ink is used for the colophons.

For this work see Eggeling, no. 3137; Aufrecht, Leipzig Catal., p. 395; Calcutta Sansk. Coll. Catal., v. 84, 85 (ascribed to the Rudrayāmala). Cf. the work described in the MadrasCatal., xxiv. 9423-9426.

Incipit: nītyā tāvadamī narādhipatayaḥ pālyā prajāḥ putravat tāvannītividaḥ sadharmmaniratāstāvanmunīnāṃ tapaḥ | tāvanmitrakalatrapitara snehena tiṣṭe[j]jagadyāvatkaṃ prativatsaraṃ jaladharo kṣoṇītale varṣeti ||1|| f. 1v
"some mantrigate devi svasthā dhātrī pravarttate | grahacāraṃ vicāraṃ ca ghaṭadugdhā ca dhenavaḥ ||92|| rasārddram pracuraṃ devi phalapuṣpāṇi bhū[tale] | f. 21v "

Physical Description

Form: codex
Material: paper
Support:
Extent: ff. 21
Dimensions (leaf): 24 × 13 cm.
Dimensions (written): 15.8 × 8.5 cm.
Foliation:

modern 1-21, original 1-21

Condition

Good

Layout

Columns:1

Written lines: 11

Hand(s)

History

Origin: 1700-1799

Provenance and Acquisition

India Office Library Oct. 9, 1914

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IOL 256 microfilm

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