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Mackenzie VIII 79a

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Mackenzie VIII 79a
Title:
Utpalaparimala
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
foll. 99
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Sanskrit
Scripts:
Grantha
Start Date:
1810
End Date:
1810
Date Range:
1810
Era:
CE
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Mackenzie VIII 79a

Utpalaparimala

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

A commentary on the Bṛhatsamhitā of Varāhamihira, based on the commentary of Utpala by Kumāratanya Yogin.

Imperfect. The text of the Saṃhitā is given in full.The Ms. ends abbruptly on fol. 99.

The Ms. is uninked and vey inaccurate, the scribe showing a complete ignorance of quantities.

The boards are ornamented with a coloured floral design.

Incipit: jayati jagatānnidānaṃ śrīnilayassārasvatīsukhasinddhuḥ | śrīnirūpamabodhākhyo mahāvibhūtirmmāhā(r. ॰rmahāvi)ṣṇu || śrīśāradāgaṇapatikṣiticandracāndrakāvyaprābhākarakujāṅgirasākaṃ(r. ॰ārka) bhāni | f. 1r
"svātyādyaṃ bhatritayā maṇḍalametaccaturtthamabhayakaraṃ | brahmakṣatrasubhikṣāpravṛddhaye mitrabhedāya || atrākrānte mṛtyuḥ kirātabha f. 99r "
Title: Utpalaparimala

Physical Description

Form: poṭhi
Material: palm leaf
Support:
Extent: foll. 99
Dimensions (leaf): 3 × 41.9 cm.
Dimensions (written): 2 × 37.5 cm.

Condition

loose binding, very fragile

Layout

Columns:1

Written lines: 6

Hand(s)

History

Origin: 1810

Provenance and Acquisition

Colin Mackenzie

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Surrogates

microfilm IOL 2073

Bibliography