A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras
by M. Seshagiri Sastri | 1901 | 1,488,877 words
These pages represent "A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library, Madras"—a scholarly work that systematically details the vast collection of Sanskrit manuscripts held by the Government Oriental Manuscripts Library in Madras, now Chennai, India. The catalogue serves as an essential ...
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8332 A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF No. 12421. vasavadattavyakhya - tacvadipani . VASAVADATTAVYAKHYA: TATTVADIPANI. Pages, 100. Lines, 24 on a page. Begins on fol. la of the Ms. described under No. 11529. Complete. A commentary on the Vasavadatta of Subandhu: by Mahamahopadhyaya Jagaddhara. The genealogy of the commentator given in the extract from the end is shown below:Candesvara Vedesvara 1 Ramesvara. Gadadhara 1 Vidyadhara Ratnadhara ( wife Damayanti) Jagaddhara (author) The author and his predecessors are said to have been well-versed in one or more of the Sastras. It is stated that he held two umbrellas over his head as a mark of scholarship. Beginning : harau tata vaikunthatakamyasiddhau hare tata kamapranasastibuddhau | atastau vihaya tvadiyamhimamte (yanghrimide ) tvaya tena heramba nodasitavyam || natva gurun gunagurunavalokya tika visvadikosanivahan suvicarya buddhya | sriman jagaddhara imam vitanoti tikam gudharthabodhanipunam bharatadivijnah || iha khalu nispratyuhamidditaphalasiddhyarthamarthi kavikulakumudabandhuh dhagadhi- devata kirtanarupam mangalamadau nibadhati - karabadaretyadi | sa sarasvati vagadhi- devata jayati utkarsena vartate | kidrsi ? devi devanam devah ; divukrida- vijigisamodamadavyavaharasvamakantigatisu | bhave ghan | tadyogadarsa adyac | tato gauradinis | tena kantimatatyirthah | yatprasadatah yasya anugrahat | 1