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EAP810/1/1/88
- Record Id:
- 040-003534264
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132729.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/88
- Title:
- சுர வாகடம்
- Additional Titles:
-
Cura Vākaṭam
- Scope & Content:
-
Title in original script: சுர வாகடம்
The manuscript contains a text which is complete. The manuscript is in excellent condition, slightly affected by fungus.
The text, written in verses, is constituted of palm leaves numbered from 1 to 40. It focuses on fevers that it describes the clinical features and the medicinal formulations to treat them. The types of fevers are: pitta curam, kapāla pitta curam, mūḷai pitta curam, pitta vāta curam, cileṟpaṇa curam, cira pitta curam, atti pitta curam, cevi pitta curam, retta pitta curam, cartti pitta curam, akkiṉi pitta curam, akōra pitta curam, paittiya pitta curam, pirammai pitta curam, caṉṉi vātapitta curam, uṭṭiṇa curam, cileṟpaṇa pitta vāta curam, cileṟpaṇa caṉṉi pāta curam and aticāra curam.
Size of the manuscript 24,1cm x 3,2cm. The palm leaves of the text are numbered from 1 to 40 in Tamil and Arabic. There is a leaf placed at the beginning with the title and two leaves at the end with yantiram and information. The manuscript is in excellent condition. The leaves are slightly affected by fungus.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534264 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/88 : சுர வாகடம் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0088]/040-003534264
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 87 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-88
- 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)