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EAP810/1/1/83
- Record Id:
- 040-003534259
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132724.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/83
- Title:
- வைசூரி மாலை
- Additional Titles:
-
Vaicūri Mālai
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: வைசூரி மாலை
The manuscript is composed of a text which contains palm leaves numbered from 1 to 59; it is incomplete. Some leaves are broken and very darkened.
The text, written in verses, is entitled Vaicūri Mālai. It concerns exanthematous fevers (vaicūri) that it describes with their appropriate medicinal formulations. The types it mentions are those caused by derangement (cārntu) of vāta, pitta and kapa, as well as maṇṭali, paṭar tāmarai, maṇalvāri, cappaṭṭai, aṇali, ceṅkāmāri, pokkaṉ, utira maṇṭali, aratta maṇṭali, retta maṇṭali, uṇakka cappaṭṭai, ūtu cappaṭṭai, karuñcappaṭṭai, arici kallutiri, karuṭa muccuruvi, veḷutta muccuruvi, aṇali maṇalvāri, ciṟu maṇṇaṉ, cori maṇṇaṉ, aṭukkalai kuru and vaicūri curam.
Size of the manuscript 28,5cm x 3,5cm. The palm leaves are numbered from 1 to 59 in Tamil and Arabic. The palm leaves are darkened, some very affected by fungus infestation. A few leaves are broken.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534259 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/83 : வைசூரி மாலை - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0083]/040-003534259
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 119 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-83
- 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)