Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1871 | 921,688 words
These pages represent a detailed description of Sanskrit manuscripts housed in various libraries and collections around the world. Each notice typically includes the physical characteristics, provenance, script, and sometimes even summaries of the content of the Sanskrit manuscripts. The collection helps preserve and make accessible the vast herit...
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Colophon. iti prastadaprayogah samaptah | visayah | prastattapayakathanam | 325 No. 1314. ahnikaprayogah | Substance, country-made paper, 9 x 4 inches. Folia, 28. Lines, 8-9 on a page. Extent, 513 slokas. Character, Nagara. Date, SM. 1695. Place of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old. Prose and verse. Incorrect. Ahmika-prayoga. Directions for the performance of the daily religious duties obligatory on householders. By Raghunatha Bhatta, son of Madhava Bhatta. Beginning. athahnikam | tatra prabhata utthaya matapitrgurvvistadevatam manasa natva tadahah- karttavyam vicaryya brahmamuraristripurantakari bhanuh sasi bhumisuto budhasca gurusca sukrah sanirahuketavah kurvvantu sarvve mama suprabhatam | End. Colophon. iti srimadupadhyayabhattama ghavatmajabhattaraghunathavarnita ahnikaprayogah sampurnah | visayah | cyanhikakrtyanirupanam | No. 1315. caturmasyaprayogah | Substance, country-made paper, 82 x 32 inches. Folia, 59. Lines, 7- ? Place 8-9 on a page. Extent, 754 slokas, Character, Nagara. Date, of deposit, Calcutta, Government of India. Appearance, old, Prose. Incorrect. Chaturmasya-prayoga. Directions for the performance of the quadrimensial rite called Chaturmasya. It used to be observed during the summer season; the Buddhists adopted it, and for the convenience of hermits, fixed its period from July to October. Hindus now observe it during the same period, assuming it to be the time during which Vish- nu sleeps on the face of the ocean, Beginning. atha caturmasyaprayoga uccate | phalgunyam caitryam vaisvadevena yajate tayoh