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EAP810/1/1/60
- Record Id:
- 040-003534236
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132701.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/60
- Title:
- முறிவு சாரி
- Additional Titles:
-
Muṟivu Cāri
- Scope & Content:
-
Title in original script: முறிவு சாரி
The manuscript is composed of two texts. Its reading is good, although the palm leaves are affected by fungus.
Text 1- The text, containing 157 palm leaves, is entitled Varma Muṟivu Cāri; it is incomplete. It explains the health problems resulting from injuries of vital spots (varma): varma injuries in and around spinal cord (naṭunilaiyai paṟṟiya kāya talam), katir mūla neruṅkal, kuṇṭumaṇi vilakal, maṇipantam vilakal, kataḷi vaṉattīṭu, lāṭa perumai, kāyattāl varum nōykaḷ, amirta nilai, ākkirāṇa pala muṟivu, keṇṭai muṟivu, paṭaṅkāla muṟivu, piṭari muṟivu, ciṟṟel muṟivu, liṅka curuṅkal, kaimuṭṭu vilakal, kavaḷi kīṟal, nāl viral matti muṟivu, pūṇel muṟivu, nāci naṭu muṟivu, pīca vittu mēlēṟal, pīcavittu kalaṅkal, vācal oṉpatu, nāṭikaḷ, varma talaṅkaḷil māttirai miñcināl, vāci cūttiram, piṟai el muṟivu, ucci muṟivu, caṅku tiri muṟivu, kutirai muka matti muṟivu, kutikāl kuṇṭu vilakal, pīca vittu muṟivu, vil narampu muṟivu, piṉ muṭiccu narampu muṟivu, muḷḷeḷumpu kāyam, rattācaya naṭu muṟivu, ceṉṉi kāyam, nāciyil kāyam, kūmpelumpiṉ aṭi muṟivu, liṅkattin aṭipakka muṟivu, pittu kāy pakka muṟivu, taṭavu muṟaikaḷ, ucci narampu muṟivu, kuṟukkiṉ tārai muṟivu, kārīral muṉ muṉai muṟivu, kuyil narampu muṟivu, vāri el mēl muṟivu, araṇai vāl narampu muṟivu, kīḻvāri elumpu muṟivu, tivaḷai narampu muṟivu, naṭumatti el muṟivu, pittukkāy naṭu muṟivu, karumanti narampu muṟivu, ucciyiṉ kīḻ muṟivu, pūta narampu muṟivu, caṅku tiri naṭu muṟivu, kuṭukkai narampu muṟivu, kāṟaiyaruku muṟivu, tavaḷai narampu muṟivu, pūrāya narampu muṟivu, vārelumpu naṭu muṟivu, vāca narampu muṟivu, kārīral naṭu muṟivu, toṇṭaiyil muṟivu and mayaṅkum vitam.
The text presents a formula that allows to understand the key vital points (patināṟu kalaiyiṉ cūttiram), and a nomenclature of the energy flows (carattiṉ peyar).
Text 2- The text is numbered from 1 to 24. It describes an oil (tailam) prepared from the root of Sida cordifolia (kuṟuntoṭṭi vēr) as well as the formulation of numerous medicines.
An additional leaf, numbered 25, mentions that the manuscript, written by Appavu, belonged to Palaiyam.
Size of the manuscript 42,5cm x 3,0cm. The palm leaves of the text 1 are numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 1 to 157, and of the text 2 from 1 to 25. The manuscript is in good condition, while it has been affected by fungus.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534236 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/60 : முறிவு சாரி - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0060]/040-003534236
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 369 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-60
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 27 Apr 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- For research purposes only
- Information About Copies:
- French Institute of Pondicherry and the British Library
- Information About Originals:
- Mohana Raj
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Health and Medicine
Science - Places:
- India, Asia
Tamil Nadu, India
