EAP810/1/1/50

Title in original script: வர்ம முறிவு சாரி- 1200

The manuscript is formed of an incomplete text called Varma cāri- 1200, meaning 1200 verses on the good [knowledge] on varma. Of the twelve thousands verses, only verses from 1 to 322 and from 800 to 1160 are present. The text starts with an invocation to god (katavuḷ).

In the first verses, the text details of its content (nūl vakai) and provides some information on genitalia (kuṟi viparam), and on pudendal nerve, the main nerve of the perineum (pīca narampu).

The following verses describe injuries of bones and of varma points and medicinal formulations for treating them

The injuries of bones and of varma points which are exposed are: intiriya varma muṟivu, utira narampu muṟivu, āral narampu muṟital, kīṟi narampu muṟivu, naṭunilai muṟivu, piṉ muṭiccu narampu muṟivu, kiḷi narampu muṟivu, mulai narampu muṟivu, puttellu narampu muṟivu, tāmarai narampu muṟivu, vil narampu muṟivu, liṅkattu aṭi narampu muṟivu, uyir narampu muṟivu, nīr narampu muṟivu, pakalōḷi narampu muṟivu, pattiṉi narampu muṟivu, taṭavu muṟaikaḷ narampu muṟivu, pōkaṉa narampu muṟivu, tārai eḷ muṟivu, tērai narampu muṟivu, curakāri narampu muṟivu, utira caṉṉi narampu, karumanti narampu, kuyil narampu, vaṟṇa narampu muṟivu, mēl paṭa eḷḷu muṟivu, vāri eḷ muṟivu, araṇai vāl narampu muṟivu, kūkai elumpu muṟivu, cilai elumpu muṟivu, iraval narampu muṟivu, ēkāci narampu muṟivu and kukkuṭa narampu muṟivu.

The formulation of medicinal products which are describes are:

Decoctions: Kuruntoṭṭi vēr kaṣāyam, Karuñcūrai vēr kaṣāyam, Tacamūlāti kaṣāyam, Vallai vēr kaṣāyam, Kulakōḻi kaṣāyam, Tūtuḷai vēr kaṣāyam and Teṟṟi vēr kaṣāyam;

Medicinal powders: Māvilaṅka curaṇam, Pālāti curaṇam, Tēvatāru curaṇam and Naṟu naṉṟi curaṇam;

Medicated oils: Taca puṣpāti tailam, Tūtulai vēr tailam, Ēlāti tailam, Neriñci vēr tailam, Pātiri ver tailam, Cañcīvi tailam, Cantaṉāti tailam, Ciṉṉi vēr tailam, Tūtuvalai tailam, Kaṇṭankattiri tailam, Akāra tailam, Koḻuñci vēr tailam and Aṇṭa raca tailam, as well as Āral eṇṇey, Taivalai eṇṇey, Kaṟpūrāti eṇṇey, Kuruviñci eṇṇey, Vacaveṇṇey and Icaṅku eṇṇey;

Electuaries: Tāḻampū lēkiyam and Arimētai lēkiyam;

Pills: Rācāṅka kuḷikai and Kapa rācāṅka kuḷikai,

Medicated clarified butters: Veḷḷaṟuku kirutam, Kaṇṭaṅkattiri kirutam, Nāval paḻa kirutam, Kovvai kirutam, Vallārai kirutam, Paṇaṉ tāḻai kirutam, Uttama tāḷi kirutam and Kuṅkumappū kirutam.

Size of the manuscript 43,0cm x 2,5-3,0cm. The text in 3 parts is numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 1 to 52; from 1 to 32 and from 1 to 87. This three parts contain respectively 200, 121 and 406 verses. The verses 323 to 790 and 1161 to 1200 are missing. There are two blank leaves.The manuscript is in excellent condition.