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EAP810/1/1/66
- Record Id:
- 040-003534242
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132707.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/66
- Title:
- வர்ம சூத்திரம்
- Additional Titles:
-
Varma Cūttiram
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: வர்ம சூத்திரம்
The manuscript contains a part of a text entitled ‘Varma Cūttiram’. The leaves are very dark due to fungus infestation. Many leaves are broken, partly gnawed by rodents, and damaged by larvae.
The text contains 34 palm leaves comprising 5 broken leaves without number and a series numbered from 158 to 190. It describes some injuries of vital points (varma): uṟakka kālam, aṭappa kālam, kalliṭai kālam, aṭakka kālam, mukku kālam, uṟumi kālam, valiya atti curukki, ciṟiya atti cuṟukki and ucci varmam.
It mentions medicines to treat injuries of varma: Tacamūlāti kaṣāyam and Iḷanīr kaṣāyam; Tī tailam and Añceṇṇey tailam; Tirumēṉi eṇṇey and Kumari eṇṇey; Laṭcumi ney; Cayacurāti uṇṭai; Varmāṇi kuḷikai; and Kavaḷam. It presents also some external therapies for treating injuries of varma, among them fomentation (oṟṟal), massages (campaḷa oṟṟal) and an external application (pūccu), as well as a porridge (kañci) to enhance the cure.
Size of the manuscript 34,7cm x 3,0cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered in Tamil and Arabic from 158 to 190, The 4 leaves placed before the leaf 158 have no number but they are identified as 153 to 157 thanks to their verses' number. The condition of the manuscript is extremely bad: the leaves are broken, very dark and very damaged by rodents and larvae. Sometimes a line has been bitten by rodents.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534242 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/66 : வர்ம சூத்திரம் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0066]/040-003534242
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 77 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-66
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tamil
- Scripts:
- Tamil
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- 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)