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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End. visayah | 56 nanasastram samalokya tathaiva kulasastrakam | sisyanam prati bodhaya sriramananda sarmana || 19 patramacam praptam, sesam khanditam | sudranam kulakathanam, tesamutpattisca | No. 613. manodutah | Lines, 7 on a page. ? Place of deposit, Substance, country yellow paper. Folia, 8. Extent, 209 s 'lokas. Character, Bengali. Date Calcutta, Sir Raja Radhakanta Deva Bahadur. Appearance, old. Verse. Generally correct. Manoduta. A poem in imitation of the "Messenger, Cloud" of Kalidasa, in which the poet directs his own mind to go to the feet of Krishna and relate his feelings and aspirations. Anonymous. The first leaf of the MS. is wanting. Beginning. 1 (patram nasti ) End. bandhastvameva hrdayakhyapathaprapannam satyam ripurvipathagamitaya tvameva | tatkatare mayi vidhehi krpam yadetaduktam kurusva suravairipade ramakha || Colophon. iti manodutakhyakavyam samaptam || visayah | kascijjnani mano dutam krtva krsnacaranasamipe gantu m tatprati upadisati | No. 614. mantrasariyakautuhalavidya | Substance, country yellow paper. Folia, 5. Lines, 9 on a page. Extent, 149 slokas. Character, Bengali. Date ? Place of deposit, Calcutta, Sir Raja Radhakanta Deva Bahadur. Appearance, old. Generally correct. Kautuhala-vidya. On Indrajala or magic. By Nityanatha, son of Parbati. This is a chapter of the author's Mantrasara, "the Essence of Mantras," a tantric compilation. The author depends mainly on incantations to effect his magical experiments. Beginning. athatah sampravaksyami aindrajalamanattamam | End. vyadhidaridraharanam jaramarananasanam || om aim hrim krim srim phat khaha anena mantrena sarvvayoganabhigamya mantrasiddhih | Colophon. iti sriparvvatiputra srinityanathaviracite siddhakhande mantrasare kautuhalavidya nama aindrajalam samaptam | visayah | kapota-cchaga-mayura-janakananavidhaiाsadhakathanam, vasikaranamantradikathananca |
