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Mackenzie II. 61a

Record Id:
032-003720641
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Reference (shelfmark):
Mackenzie II. 61a
Title:
Anna-sūkta and Lakṣmī sūkta
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
India Office Library
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
foll. 6
Digitised Content:
Languages:
Sanskrit
Scripts:
Manchu
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
1700
Era:
CE
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Mackenzie II. 61a

Anna-sūkta and Lakṣmī sūkta

Contents

Language(s): Sanskrit

Title: Anna-sūkta; Lakṣmī sūkta

Written in the Nandināgarī character.

Two collections of verses from the Ṛg Veda, dealing with the topics indicated by the titles.

The first leaf is mutilated at the top, and the right end is torn away.

Lakṣmī sūkta begins fol. 3v.

The Ms. breaks off in the beginning of a further section, fol. 6.

The Ms. is not very accurate. It is not accented. The boards are ornamented with a painted floral design.

Incipit: śubhamastu | śrīkāśīviśveśvarāya namaḥ | iriḥ oṃ | f. 1r
"āmāsu pakvamairaya ā sūrya rohayo divi | gharmaṃ na yāman tapatā suvṛktibhi [...] f. 1r " "śubhamastu | hariḥ oṃ | ahaṃ rūdrebhi vasubhiśvarāmyahamādityairūta viśvadevaiḥ | f. 3v "

Physical Description

Form: poṭhi
Material: palm leaf
Support:
Extent: foll. 6
Dimensions (leaf): 3 × 30 cm.
Dimensions (written): 2 × 24.5 cm.

Condition

loose binding, very fragile

Layout

Columns:1

Written lines: 7

6 or 7 lines in a page.

Hand(s)

History

Origin: 1700-1799

Provenance and Acquisition

Colin Mackenzie

Availability

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Surrogates

microfilm IOL 122

Bibliography