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Wood cover, original binding.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Condition", "value": "Incomplete, in good condition, but in many folios the left hole has been enlarged through wear, with loss of text. Folios 12 and 19 of the Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i> are missing. Folio 18 of the Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i> is broken, and its left part (about one forth of the folio) is lost." }, { "label": "Script", "value": "

Grantha, incised, in black ink. <\/div><\/div>" }, { "label": "Origin Place", "value": "South India." }, { "label": "Provenance", "value": "Donated by B.F.C. Atkinson in 17 February 1926." }, { "label": "Physical Location", "value": "Cambridge University Library" }, { "label": "Extent", "value": "129 ff. (including five flyleaves interposed between the two texts, and three flyleaves at the end of the manuscript)." }, { "label": "Funding", "value": "AHRC" }, { "label": "Abstract", "value": "

A modern multi-text Grantha manuscript containing two unpublished texts attributed to the sage Jaimini:

  • the Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i> or Hanumadvijaya<\/i>, in 62 sarga<\/i>s (incomplete in 91 folios: folios 12 and 19 are missing);<\/li>
  • the Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i>, complete in 13 taraṅga<\/i>s. The title Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i>, which does not appear anywhere in the text, is conjectural: it is stated in the colophon of a work described in Adyar Vol. 13/2, No. 1016 (VB No. 1115), p. 150 (see under bibliography), that seems to be the same as the present text. The two titles given in the colophons of the present text, Jaiminibhārata<\/i> and Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>, are both misleading, since the present text does not correspond to any extract of either the Jaiminibhārata<\/i> (used as an alternative title for the work called also Jaiminīyāśvamedha<\/i>) nor the Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>. These two titles are presumably mentioned in order to claim the affiliation of the present text to both the (hypothetical) Jaimini\u2019s version of the Bhārata<\/i> epic, and to the Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>, with respect to which the present text seems to be a sort of \u201csupplement\u201d. It is worth noting that in all the colophons the name Jaimini is spelled jaimuni<\/i>.<\/li><\/ul> We would like to acknowledge the fundamental help provided by prof. Christophe Vielle for the cataloguing of this manuscript. <\/p>" }, { "label": "Date of Creation", "value": "Mid-18th century to end of 19th century." }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Mairāvaṇavadha, Sundarīkalyāṇa" }, { "label": "Author(s) of the Record", "value": "Marco Franceschini, CUDL PID Workflow" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Palm leaf.

    Folio height: 5.3 cm, width: 36.5 cm. <\/p>" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "MS Or.1085" }, { "label": "Additions", "value": "

    Marginalia<\/b><\/p>

    The invocation hariḥ om<\/i> is written on the mid-left margin of folio 1r of the Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i>.<\/div><\/div>" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Itihāsa; Purāṇa" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "B.F.C. Atkinson" }, { "label": "Format", "value": "Tālapatra" }, { "label": "Data Source(s)", "value": "Direct inspection." }, { "label": "Layout", "value": "Written area height: 4-4.7 cm, width: 32-33 cm.

    9 to 14 lines per page.<\/p> Two string holes." }, { "label": "Date of Acquisition", "value": "24 February 1926." }, { "label": "Foliation", "value": "

    1. Original: Grantha numerals, mid-left margin, recto. In the Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i> two consecutive folios are numbered 61.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Bibliography", "value": "

    Manuscripts<\/b><\/p>

    (Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i>) Trivandrum (Curator): Vol. 10, No. 1638, p. 3919-22.<\/div>
    (Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i>) Adyar: Vol. 13/2, No. 1016 (VB No. 1115), p. 150.<\/div>
    NCC, VOHD, CSISM, NGMCP: no manuscript found.<\/div><\/div>

    Edition(s)<\/b><\/p>

    These two texts are unpublished.<\/div><\/div>

    Secondary Literature<\/b><\/p>

    Koskikallio P. and Vielle C., \"Epic and Puranic Texts attributed to Jaimini\", Indologica Taurinensia<\/i> vol. 27 pp. 67-93 (2001).<\/div>
    Trivandrum = Varma, L.A. Ravi (ed.), A descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Curator's Office Library, Trivandrum<\/i> (Trivandrum: Printed at the V.V. Press Branch, 1937-1941).<\/div>
    Adyar = Sreekrishna Sarma, Elapulli Ramaswami (ed.), Viśvabhāratī collection<\/i>, The Adyar Library Series vol. 103 (Madras: Adyar Library and Research centre, 1976).<\/div>
    NCC = Raghavan, Venkatarama, K. Kunjunni Raja and N. Veezhinathan, New Catalogus Catalogorum. An Alphabetical Register of Sanskrit and Allied Works and Authors<\/i>, Madras University Sanskrit series (Madras: University of Madras, 1949-).<\/div>
    VOHD = Janert, Klaus Ludwig, Walther Schubring, N. (Narayanan) Narasimhan Poti, E. R. Sreekrishna Sarma and Gerhard Ehlers, Indische Handschriften<\/i>, Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland (Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1962).<\/div>
    CSISM = Winternitz, M., 1863-1937. and Frederick William, 1867-1956. Thomas, A catalogue of South Indian Sanskrit manuscripts (especially those of the Whish collection) belonging to the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland<\/i>, Asiatic Society monographs (London: Royal Asiatic Society, 1902).<\/div><\/div>
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    • the Mairāvaṇavadha<\/i> or Hanumadvijaya<\/i>, in 62 sarga<\/i>s (incomplete in 91 folios: folios 12 and 19 are missing);<\/li>
    • the Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i>, complete in 13 taraṅga<\/i>s. The title Sundarīkalyāṇa<\/i>, which does not appear anywhere in the text, is conjectural: it is stated in the colophon of a work described in Adyar Vol. 13/2, No. 1016 (VB No. 1115), p. 150 (see under bibliography), that seems to be the same as the present text. The two titles given in the colophons of the present text, Jaiminibhārata<\/i> and Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>, are both misleading, since the present text does not correspond to any extract of either the Jaiminibhārata<\/i> (used as an alternative title for the work called also Jaiminīyāśvamedha<\/i>) nor the Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>. These two titles are presumably mentioned in order to claim the affiliation of the present text to both the (hypothetical) Jaimini\u2019s version of the Bhārata<\/i> epic, and to the Jaiminibhāgavata<\/i>, with respect to which the present text seems to be a sort of \u201csupplement\u201d. It is worth noting that in all the colophons the name Jaimini is spelled jaimuni<\/i>.<\/li><\/ul> We would like to acknowledge the fundamental help provided by prof. Christophe Vielle for the cataloguing of this manuscript. <\/p>", "logo": "http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/themeui/theme/images/logo.svg", "@id": "http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-OR-01085", "label": "Mairāvaṇavadha, Sundarīkalyāṇa (MS Or.1085)", "sequences": [{ "canvases": [], "@type": "sc:Sequence", "@id": "http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/MS-OR-01085/sequence", "label": "Current Page Order" }], "@context": "http://iiif.io/api/presentation/2/context.json", "seeAlso": "https://services.cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/v1/metadata/tei/MS-OR-01085/" }