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EAP810/1/1/111
- Record Id:
- 040-003534287
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003534175
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100101132752.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP810/1/1/111
- Title:
- வர்மம் - வில்லும் விசையும் சூத்திரம்
- Additional Titles:
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Varmam - Villum Vicaiyum Cūttiram
- Scope & Content:
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Title in original script: வர்மம் - வில்லும் விசையும் சூத்திரம்
The manuscript contains a text whose the palm leaves are numbered from 3 to 26; the leaves 22 and 23 are missing; a leaf partly broken is placed at the beginning of the text. The manuscript is in good condition; the leaves are stained by fungus and the first one is partly broken. Size of the manuscript 24,0cm x 3,2cm. The palm leaves of the text 1 are numbered in Tamil and Arab from 3 to 26 and of the text 2 from 1 to 26; a leaf placed at the beginning has no number and the leaves n°22 and 23 are missing. The manuscript is in good condition; the leaves are stained by fungus and the first one is partly broken.
The text, entitled Varmam - Villum Vicaiyum Cūttiram, is written in prose. It describes the vital spots (varmaṅkaḷ) in body which are targeted during the practice of martial art (a part of varmakkalai), notably veṟṟilai kālam, cuṇṇāmpu kālam, mañca kālam, ruttira kālam and koṇṭa kālam and kompu kutti. It explains techniques to relax (aṭaṅkal) vital spots which have been injured during the battle.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Preservation of siddha medicine
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003534175
036-003534176
040-003534287 - Is part of:
- EAP810/1 : Mohana Raj Collection
EAP810/1/1 : Manuscripts and items from Kanniyakumari District (collection not finished)
EAP810/1/1/111 : வர்மம் - வில்லும் விசையும் சூத்திரம் - Hierarchy:
- 032-003534175[0001]/036-003534176[0111]/040-003534287
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP810/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 47 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP810-1-1-111
- 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)